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In truth anyone could see that Hecate still had a long way to go before she could really be counted as being settled in Threar. There appeared to be some progress from the timid girl that had turned up on the borders however and Novella could only hope that she saw that herself and could at least begin to feel a little more comfortable within the pack. She'd been present at the meeting, which obviously was a wonderful start and though she had been the first to leave as well, the Author wouldn't fault her for that at all.

The response she received was almost a question in itself, did she still fear voicing her opinion, worried perhaps it would get her into trouble? "You can tell me if you're not, if there is anything else we can do to help you feel a little more at home here" Novella attempted to reassure her.