Lesson One

Walk | Talk | Think

She might have felt a little unsure, but Freyja certainly did not. She greeted the brown girl with the same sort of rough affection that Bera almost remembered, and though she was still piecing it all together she smiled. Freyja. Another face from home. It felt like ages since she had seen her, since she had been around any of those that she remembered from her birth pack. A year she had been away, and it felt like a lifetime. All those memories were blurred, faded, some even set aside as what she found now was suddenly better than where she had been before. But they still lingered, just a little more fuzzy than before.

For some reason her memory of Freyja did not quite match up with the Freyja who walked around inspecting her now. Bera followed her progression with her eyes, her ears somewhat useless in their ability to hone in on sounds, and wondered how strange it was that the older wolf suddenly did not seem nearly as large as she recalled her being. Was that because Bera had grown too? She did not quite remember the exact shades of her sister's coat, but the pattern was still recognizable after a little thought. Yes, this was Freyja, her sister. The world was much smaller than she had ever thought it was.

A small positive phrase was offered, and though it was only slight Bearcub took it with pride. She had been doing her best to keep herself up, not just simply in shape but in good health too. Finding decent and plentiful game as a rogue was slightly more tricky than it was for pack wolves, but she seemed to have been managing well enough. Surely it was all because of her brother's training, his adamant rule that they learn the basics of taking care of themselves. "You do too, Freyja," Bera responded with a smile, her tail beginning to wag, "I didn't realize you were in Yfir too," she admitted, "not even when I heard your name." She had only seen so many family members lately, it had seemed unlikely until now that her instructor, who shared a name with her sister, could possibly be the same wolf.