scholarship application

It wasn't fair, her father wasn't sending any other child away for extra lessons and Calypso knew that she was not the only one of the litter who'd disappointed the expectant Champion. Azure's favoritism towards his sons showed clearly, but even then why had he not brought Morgawr or Makara along with her? They needed just as much help as she did, and at least with one of her sister's present she wouldn't be so nervous and lonely dropped at the paws of a new pack. While her disappointment and anger was clear to see, Callie knew better than to argue. She'd been given time to say her good-byes to her family and had been hauled off east, shrinking in the shadow of the quiet direwolf who guided her.

Her rhythmic glow intensified as she bore his cold stare, nodding sheepishly at the barked command. Taking her seat beside him, Calypso waited. The Abaven alpha arrived promptly, addressing her father first and then Calypso herself. "Hello, Headmistress." The near-yearling returned politely, a small smile pulling at her lips in turn. Theory seemed friendly enough, though it did little to touch the sadness of being forcibly removed from one's home. Her markings pulsed faster as her father began to speak, her heart hammering harder with nervous anticipation.

"Speech"