First Light

Peggy watched as a small pup moved to answer her call, and she couldn't help the warm grin that she sent the girl's way. Such an adventurous little thing. How adorable. Her smile only widened when an older woman came up to scold the pup. It wasn't so long ago that her mother was scolding her for rushing to talk to strangers, though of course it was considerably more dangerous for a loner's pups to talk to strangers. This young girl would always be able to count on her pack to have her safety in mind, and that was a wonderful thing to Peggy.

Then the woman looked up, and met Harmony's eyes, and Peggy's grin faded into seriousness as the woman and Harmony exchanged words. Her mother started to struggle to her feet, and Arpeggio hurried over to help and lend her strength to the frail wolf. After a moment Harmony introduced her and the stranger. Peggy gave Sparrow a bright smile and couldn't help but wag her tail with the excitement of the moment. This was one of the cousins her mother had told her about so often? "Pleased to meet you, Ms. Sparrow, and you, Rhea," she piped up, with a grin for the pup.

The moment fast went from exciting to serious, though, and Peggy gave her mother's shoulder a comforting lick. As much as she wanted to give in to her playful side and immediately go jump into a game of tag with the pup, this reunion was clearly difficult for her mother emotionally, and she needed Peggy's support.