Fulfilling promises

SHIBA KLEIN

Shiba rose to her paws at the sound of Recluse’s call, moving quickly to join the pack for the meeting. There were a few others already there, some she recognized, while a few were entirely unfamiliar to her, but even amongst her own kin, the healer felt like a stranger. She wanted to go sit beside her sister, but uncertainty clutched at her, and she instead found a spot to sit quietly on her own. There was so much she had missed and she still didn’t really know what had happened to Ashen, or why the former Empress was here and not there. If she had been around, she would have known what happened and maybe she wouldn’t have felt so odd here. Her wounds were self inflicted through and would be endured quietly.

"Speech."