That sign can't stop me 'cuz I can't read

Lorelai quickly decided she could forgive her sister for blowing her cover if it would keep others out of their business. The temptation to remain grumpy about it was still there... But nah, seeing her again felt too nice to feign any sort of discontent. And if anyone did crash their party she'd just gnaw on them a little until they fucked off again. With the exception of the sheep-loving alpha, whom it would probably behoove her to remain on good terms with. For now.

Ulmaria asked what her plans were and damn if that wasn't an excellent question, but she had a hard time responding past the split-face grin that took hold when her sibling burst out in surprise at the first mention of the runts. "Oh, you know. No big deal." Lore shrugged and tried to play it ambivalent for all of two seconds before the laughter got the better of her. "Hey, one question at a time, eh? It's no great love story or anything like that. Fell into a tryst or two with a good friend a little over a year ago, and one thing led to another. He's with the caravan still, raised with their folk and I think most of the kids were minded to stay. One or two said they'd be striking out on their own, so they may be along. We left on good terms and I made it clear they could come along if they wanted, but it was a tight knit bunch and honestly they're probably in better hands with a group than just a lone wolf."

Lore smiled and shrugged. What she didn't say was that after a year and change she was starting to feel stifled, not by the kids but by the repetition of seeing the same faces day after day. She always knew she'd leave again one day, and the kids had too. Maybe it was her mindset, maybe it was genetic given their family's apparent proclivities, but she had never found herself to be a doting, feather-hearted maternal figure anyhow. She loved her pups and wanted the best for them, and took damn good care of them too when they were younger, but it helped raising them with the troupe too. By the time they were weaned and starting to find their own paths and interests it wasn't so much that they had two parents, but instead nearly a dozen aunts and uncles all willing to help with whatever they needed, and a handful of other pups too that were seen as family whether they shared blood or not. It wasn't conventional, but it worked. She just hoped Ulmaria wouldn't think any differently of her about it all.

Lorelai let her eyes refocus from her trip down memory lane, and centered back onto her sister. "Whenever they do come hunt me down I'll be sure to introduce you, I can promise that much. I'm planning to stay in the area here for the foreseeable future anyways, get back to my roots and see what all has changed. Maybe dig up some of our other siblings, if I can." It was a vague plan, but vague plans were her specialty these days. And who knows, maybe Ulmaria had some leads for her.

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