give me forever for a while[PACK CHALLENGE]

Since leaving Celestial, Solveiga had been wandering on her own, trying to take delight in exploring the way she used to. But it had been a while since she felt real delight, and even the most interesting of discoveries seemed empty. She had found herself wandering east, telling herself that she needed to truly get away from what she considered home for a while. And that home was, of course, Celestial. She gravitated toward it, toward the memories and the people who had once cared for her. Did they still care for her? She wasn't sure.

But fate seemed determined to pull her back regardless. She had traveled miles and miles from Celestial, but suddenly a call rang out from the battlefield nearby, and she just knew who it was meant for. Regulus. But he was gone. Wasn't he?

Unable to resist her curiosity and the persistent feeling that she had to support the pack she cared about, Solveiga turned her path toward the battlefield. She quickened her pace to a brisk lope, ears pricked as she heard the sounds of voices nearby. Several others had gathered to watch the fight as well, and through the smell of dried blood she could tell that many were her former pack mates. She approached the fight, her heart doing flips in her chest when she saw the crimson male fighting and defending his pack. Had he returned home, to find her already gone? Had he even noticed her absence? Of course not. The girl tried to sternly tell herself he had more important things to worry about than their brief friendship, however meaningful it had been to her. This challenge, for example. That was something worth worrying about. But Solveiga had confidence in Regulus, and she knew he would be able to defend his family and his home. Her heart swelled a bit with pride as she watched him fight, and she smiled a little for the first time in days, or perhaps even weeks. She was glad to be here, silently supporting him and the wolves that she still considered to be family.