Trudging along through life without her wife at her side was proving to be far more difficult than she imagined. Often she saw Novel in her dreams, and caught hints of her scent here and there - loneliness caused her mind to play tricks on her lately, and she found herself feeling disappointed frequently. Perhaps if she came back to Fiori, and distracted herself among the wolves here, some of those feelings might grow less potent? She could only hope.
Her soft blue gaze fixed on Leo. She was surprised when he addressed her directly - she felt her heart sink in her chest at his stare. What if Leo didn't welcome her back? What would she do? This was her home; it was where she would wait for Novel and their sons to return, if they ever chose to. Stunned, thoroughly unable to speak, she simply nodded in silent but firm agreement. She had always admired Leo's leadership, so she knew she had no reason to fear what he wanted to speak to her about. He'd never been anything but kind and sincere to her and her family.
Much of what he spoke of didn't regard her. She was willing to work for the pack, to assist in any way possible, but ranks? That didn't matter to her. Ara had never been much of a leader and had no ambition for others to look up to her in that way. As he finished speaking, she would lift herself up and move closer to Leo, waiting for a moment to speak to him - her heart beating wildly in her chest the entire while.
