she had no reason to remain in the vicinity of the others, not anymore. she did not want for warmth or companionship any longer, and the majority of the others were loud, aggressive, and complicated. and so she existed most contentedly in the background, where she may exist as an undisturbed observer, making her own conclusions on the behavior of her packmates, and conducting her own lessons.
not that she had much of an attention span. she shifted again. raising a hind limb to scratch at the current award winner for most irritating part of her body; a place just south of her shoulder blade. the scratching hardly alleviated the constant irritation; most of her skin was raw and her pelt thin, in some places rubbed away entirely. the constant scratching was no solution; had someone bothered to seek her out, to care, they might have informed her that doing so would only lead to more discomfort in the long run. not that would have deterred the disproportionate whelp; scratching was one of the most satisfying things she'd yet to have done in her short life, and seemed to be the main activity planned for today, tucked away in some quiet corner of the territory as she was.
not that she had much of an attention span. she shifted again. raising a hind limb to scratch at the current award winner for most irritating part of her body; a place just south of her shoulder blade. the scratching hardly alleviated the constant irritation; most of her skin was raw and her pelt thin, in some places rubbed away entirely. the constant scratching was no solution; had someone bothered to seek her out, to care, they might have informed her that doing so would only lead to more discomfort in the long run. not that would have deterred the disproportionate whelp; scratching was one of the most satisfying things she'd yet to have done in her short life, and seemed to be the main activity planned for today, tucked away in some quiet corner of the territory as she was.
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