Sweet Disaster

SHIBA KLEIN

He seemed relatively comfortable in the silence, but her question seemed to bring a certain alertness to him that she hadn’t expected. Did he not know Acciona had been here before? She knew that the siblings’ relationship was strained, and neither of them seemed to excel in the communication department, though the girl seemed to put forth a bit more effort than he did. Still, it surprised her that he hadn’t known. She wasn’t sure if leaving that information out when speaking to her brother had been intentional, or if she’d not thought it would matter much to discuss with him. Either way, if the girl wanted her secrets kept, she would need to learn to not share them with those who she didn’t know well enough to trust. She doubted that it was a secret anyways, it seemed a silly thing to hide, so when Mikko asked what Shiba knew, she shared the information freely.

Her tail flicked once as she looked at him, noticing a sort of emotion there that she hadn’t seen much of before now. Was it concern for his sister?  Curiosity? "Not much. Just that when she came here she was found by an alpha who took her in and offered to protect her if she worked and pulled her weight. She stayed off too far while hunting one day when Enno found her." Given the details, she was surprised the girl didn’t stick closer to her and Mikko, but she would admit that she’d noticed something change in her over the seasons that she’d been tending to Mikko’s wounds. Perhaps she’d built up a bit of confidence, or maybe she was just more comfortable here since it was more familiar. "I suspect she’ll be returning to the pack she was a part of before." She watched him closely, wondering if he would ask to be released from her charge to go with his sister. Of course, once his debt was paid, he’d be free to go wherever he chose. For now though, he belonged to her.

"Speech."