Welcome Home
The encouraging smile and tail wag of the scarlet male was enough to reassure her as she stepped over the border, officially putting herself in Celestial territory. As soon as she had crossed, he offered to show her a few of the key landmarks in the territory, and she nodded eagerly as she followed him. She loved to see new things, and this was even more exciting because these things would now be hers. They would be her home. She would soon know this territory like the back of her paw, and the idea excited her because it felt wonderful to finally belong to something. Regulus spoke again as the two of them walked, asking about her lack of knowledge in fighting and she tilted her ears back slightly in embarrassment. "Well, no, I mean... that is part of it," she sighed, trying to decide what to tell the alpha. "Honestly, I just never liked to fight, so I never learned. But if it is a necessity, then I will absolutely do what needs to be done. I'm just a bit timid, if you haven't noticed," Solveiga said with a soft laugh. "It has never been in my nature to fight another."
She hoped he would be satisfied with her answer. She was being honest with him: she was not a natural fighter, and did not care much for the whole idea, but would be more than willing to learn if it was what would be expected of her here. They then arrived at a large boulder, with short, slightly trampled grass all around it. Regulus told her this was where meetings were held, and then indicated where each high ranking member was to sit atop the boulder, while the rest of the pack had the privilege of sitting wherever they liked. Solveiga smiled and nodded to show she understood thus far. Meanwhile, her nose seemed to be flooded with the scents of all those who belonged to the pack. It was too much for her to take in. Too much, at least, if she wished to be able to identify any one scent. The scents seemed to blend and come together as a whole, and the smell was, in itself, Celestial. Solveiga tried her best to get herself acclimated.
Next, the alpha gestured to a wooded hill and said that his den was located there. Solveiga listened as attentively as she could as he named all that dwelled there, but it was difficult to keep track of every name when she had no memories of faces to go with them. She knew soon enough she would know the names and the wolves personally, so she did not worry about committing much of this to memory. The small woman then raised a brow in curiosity as Regulus told her that everyone in his family except he and Báine, the albino girl he mentioned earlier, were all shades of grey, black, or silver. "Really?" she said, brows furrowing as she thought about that. Albinism could occur naturally, but vibrant red fur tended not to. "Then where does your coloring come from, if you don't mind me asking?"
After this the crimson man sat back and gave Solveiga another warm smile, which she returned as she sat beside him. "It's a beautiful territory," she said quietly. "I cannot wait to see more. I would be glad to call it home."
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