The Sentinels But you know I'm gonna play 'em for keeps

"Contrary to a popular belief, love at first sight is not as common as one thinks," neither is it the one that lasts for long she thought back to her yearling self, who had madly fallen in love with one of her packmates, but nothing had come out of it. "I think that fairy tales do not focus much on, what relationships are in real life. Gives us false expectation and even more disappointment, when it does not turn out as we have imagined," Wraen finished musing and sighed.  

"All's not lost yet, sister. You are gorgeous, you are beautiful, you have nerve and extravaganza, whatever that means," she bumped her shoulder against Maia's. "Plus, you have the longest title in the history of titles. Remember, Queen Crazy?" she referred to another time in the year, when she had supported her sister after she had found out that Charon had died. "Arcturus kind of did not even consider an option to stay. If Meerkat had been there, he might have thought differently. He and that kid were close, from what I could gather," she had missed the implication that they might be romantically involved in any way. 

"He is a good fellow, heart of gold, though a bit stiff," Wraen added. "I hope that you become good friends too." The she got up to her feet, stretched and shooked her coat, looked at Maia and smiled: "So, what were you up to, before I interrupted you?"