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"Maybe this year, if there are any pups, I can observe." She quickly added. "Only if the mother doesn't mind, of course." She would never be so intrusive, even if she meant only to further educate herself. As for assisting Aquene in looking for herbs...that was up to Ruenna. Malila gave a small sigh, but not one of disapproval. "When I see her again...I'll ask of her opinion on it."

She shook her head. "Not yet, not really. I have been trying to settle in. Get used to the new atmosphere." She hadn't gotten off to the best of starts, she personally believed. That was largely her own fault, and she knew it. "But I want to try and keep my options open. So I am trying to have an open mind..."