To the moon and back

It didn't take long for her eldest daughter to scamper up, accompanied by her feline companion. Katja eyed the creature a moment, but she'd begun to grow used to her children's odd friends, and she could see the use in them. She had much less to worry about knowing that Raesa had such a dangerous creature guarding her back. The question would be how best to integrate them into a cohesive team...

She stepped forward, lifting her muzzle to allow it to drift across Raesa's neck in greeting. Raesa was even taller than Taufr, clearly taking after the male who had sired them. "It is good to see you so well, dottir," she murmured. So long she had worried for her two elder children as they languished in illness, but Raesa now showed no signs of the disease that had kept her denbound. That the girl felt well enough for playful teasing boded well for her readiness to take up duties as befit her age. "I regretted not being able to assign you teaching when your littermates took up their paths," she began with no further preamble. "It is on my mind that you perhaps may already have a preference as to what you would wish to learn." She paused, inviting a comment if desired, before swiftly adding, "Of course, I would be delighted to assist you in finding your path if you are uncertain what you wish to pursue. Not all wolves your age know what they want to do with their lives quite yet."