lions and tigers but mostly bears!

Wren allows Keahi to place her forehead against the other woman’s head and, nose to nose, the red woman partakes in one of her culture’s most scared traditions. Sharing of breath allows her to feel the life force that flows through the brunette wolf, to feel the connection both women have to each other and the earth underneath them. When she steps back, Keahi offers Wren a warm smile and says, “Thank you.” The question of what the tradition is called in her native tongue has the red wolf’s smile growing as she explains, “Honi ihu. It is… one of the most important things we can give each other. Not only does it allow us to exchange breath but we also share scents and… it helps remind us of close we are to each other and the land.”

Bright blue eyes light up with happiness as Wren asks what her homeland was like and a wistful smile appears on Keahi’s red lips. Taking a deep breath, she casts her gaze at the forest around them as she begins, “It is… beautiful. The area my family lived was always warm, with tropical storms bring warm rain and, with it, life. The fields were always green and the trees grew tall and strong. And the flowers… Oh Wren they were beautiful. Bright and big, exclaiming their joy for living just by blooming.” There is so much to tell here about Hawai’i but the tropical woman opts to change the subject as the pair walk through the forest and Wren speaks in being back in the Armada if she fails. The red wolf chuckles and says, “I doubt you will back anytime soon. But, if you are, know that I will be very proud of you for trying.”

Keahi offers the brown and gold wolf an easy, caring smile, knowing that there are many in the world that would rather sit on their ambitions instead of take the risk and try. With the information that the border will open to her the red woman smiles brightly and says, “Expect me to show up at random baring gifts.” A happy bounce is in her step as she listens to Wren, and at the mention of mistakes, Keahi quirks a brow and says, “I hope you make mistakes sister, that is how we learn. But making a mistake does not make you a failure, it just means you have more to understand.” Another, softer smile is given as the tropical wolf falls silent for a moment, pondering what else she can tell Wren of her homeland while allowing the soon-to-be leader time to consider her words.


"Keahi Mogotsi"