I have some explaining to do

Alarr seemed convinced that Pesto would be allowed to come live with him when she turned one, and that was enough said for her. After all, what alpha would say no to a member's buddy coming to live with him? She wondered what it would be like to live somewhere away from the empire, and whether or not she'd be able to handle not being a princess anymore. The thought made her a little sad, but she shrugged it off. It would be worth it to get away from the Abraxas wolves, even if she was abandoning a crown. "Good! Then as soon as I'm allowed to leave you gotta come get me. It'll look better if I show up with you instead of all by myself. Sometimes alpha's are jerks to intruders. Is your alpha a jerk?"

Her friend glanced around and Pesto followed his eyes, looking a little embarrassed as he asked if she had an escort. "No.. but, I don't think anyone saw me leave." She admitted. "This was too important I didn't want to have anyone else around." That brought forward her next train of thought - the reason why the visit was important and why she'd come alone. Her ears fell, and she looked down at her paws in shame. "Alarr, I came to tell you. I lied about the volcano. My dad did die there, but it wasn't my pack who was to blame." It hurt her to tell him, worried her that he'd hate her for her lies. "I didn't mean to lie to you though, I swear. I was just trying to get Valdis to let me stay. It was her I was lying to." As if that made it all better.