Blood is Thicker

Manea was beginning to finish packing up the few things they had spread out through the dens that had been abandoned around the hot springs so that she and her band could begin the trek further down to Auster. Avacyn had been lending her a paw here and there when she wasn't being drug into some adventure with her brother—usually at the paws of Naráca. She tossed the last of the furs onto the cart and stood back with a sigh. She was ready for the day that they would no longer need to travel, for when they could finally settle into the home she dreamed of as a pack, but that day wasn't here yet. One day soon, she hoped, but not now.

With most of her work done and her children off training with their father, she moved toward the springs themselves to relax for a bit and take advantage of the springs while she had them. Since the Hot Springs were not theirs to own, only to borrow, it certainly wasn't the first time she had caught the scent of a stranger by the pool—but it was the first time it was someone she recognized. It made her pause, her aqua gaze scanning through the mist to confirm that she wasn't imagining things. Certainly enough, her eyes landed on the grayed form of her aunt and a little twitch of a smile pulled at her lips and a chuckle escaped her. Of all the wolves in their family she thought she might reunite with, she certainly hadn't thought that Larisa would be one of them.

She stepped around the edge of the pools and made her way around to where her aunt was resting, settling down near her with a contented sigh. "Such a lovely place to relax, isn't it?" she asked nonchalantly, eyeing Larisa curiously. One of her large paws swayed through the water absent mindedly and she raised a brow at her aunt. "Have you decided to rejoin us then?" she asked, "Or are you just passing through?" Her aunt's resentment was no secret so she wouldn't have been surprised if Larisa's answer was the latter, but she would let her aunt speak for herself before she jumped to conclusions.

Manea | Temno | Ciemny