The most beautiful bitter fruit

*Kiela* · 12-14-2023, 09:40 AM

It went without saying that Kiela was not the most socially conscious of wolves, but she was not dense. Valtiel's short answer made it clear she didn't want to explain further, and truthfully it was enough of a reason to sate her curiosity. The explicit details were none of her business. She grunted softly in response, an indication that she'd heard her but had no intention of asking for more information.

Though pack life was still often strange to Kiela, logically she understood the concept. The health of the whole pack was important. Soon Heiðinn would be raiding again and their success depended on the health of their warriors. And if their fighters were not strong, or suffered injury, their defenses would weaken and leave them open to being raided in turn. The strength of the whole depended on the strength of each individual member - viewing things in that way helped Kiela begin to understand her role in all of this, and she intended to play her part.

She wanted water. Kiela nodded at her request, which was easy enough. "Kiela Jarvela," she returned the greeting succinctly. Small talk clearly wasn't her greatest strength. But she could help Valtiel find water, that was an easy enough request. "Follow me." Not a demand by any means but an offer, straight and to the point. If she chose to follow Kiela would guide her, careful to keep her pace slow enough for Valtiel to keep up, unsure how bad her injuries were. "How did you come to Heiðinn?" They didn't need to be silent the whole way, as they started to make a very short descent toward where she knew they could find a small stream of fresh water coming down from the mountaintop.

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