for the world.

How bad would something have to hurt in order to leave a mark like this one? Briefly her blue gaze wandered again, sweeping over this lady's pelt. She was such a different color than she and her siblings, and she liked seeing wolves who looked differently than she did. Were their wolves who were the color of the sky? Of the grass? It was a wild thought, and she felt the gears in her mind turning as she tried to imagine what they might look like.

But she was brought back to reality as the woman before her introduced herself. "Ara," she offered her name with a tender smile. "My sister is named Jendai. My brothers are Mercury and Faolan." Had she met them yet? It was probable that she hadn't, but she wished they were awake so that they could meet this smart woman named Loccian. Still he tail wagged gleefully behind her as she sat, enjoying the early morning with what felt like her new friend. "Are you a friend of my mom or daddy?" She knew she could trust fellow pack-mates -- she'd been taught that -- but she wondered if she had stumbled upon one of their friends.