Walking the Edge

Walk | Talk | Think

Long winded Thane may have been, but Ashtoreth knew better than to contradict anything the wolf said. He was wise beyond his years, calm as only an elder could be when faced with situations that might have tried the patience of others with a shorter fuse. And he was strangely easy to talk to. She did not feel judged in his presence, did not feel as if she should have been remorseful or ashamed of what had happened to her. If anything, he made it sound as if she had reacted as expected, that nothing she had done had been out of line or deserving of a reprimand. He's too nice, she wondered with a grateful smile, her head turned downward to stare at the ground before her paws.

As he mentioned his family, the grey she-wolf's head rose in interest, her purple and gold eyes sparking curiously. She had heard very little about the pups that the Lead Hunter had had with his mate Ookami, though she knew they were close to entering their world. "Congratulations about your family, by the way," she interrupted, already having expressed her good wishes to his mate and glad to finally have an opportunity to do the same for him. With his patience and cool head, she was sure he would excel as a father. Both he and his wife seemed perfectly suited toward a life of parenthood, and she was excited to see them eventually for herself.

Ash chuckled, feeling relieved and comfortable knowing Thane accepted her absence and apology. It was a start on the road to mending, another sort of road that she needed to travel in conjunction with the one needed for her leg. Thinking of it, she carefully extended it backward slightly, testing the muscles and wincing only slightly. Not quite healed, but on the mend. It was the best she could have hoped for for the moment, and she was willing to take what she could. "I'm hoping to be able to hunt again soon. Having to take it easy is killing me," she admitted with a smile, another thought striking her at the same moment. "How are our food stores?" The hunters of the pack were only limited to herself and Thane and she was sure her absence was hurting their production. She could only hope Thane had been receiving help while she had been holed up inside her den recovering.