She had to love how innocent her daughter was. It was so easy for her to forget how young she was and sometimes the Reinier had to remind herself to continue on, and as she watched her young daughter she couldn't help but smile as she ran away from her. She wanted to play, something that Nina had not yet experienced much from her pups. All matters had been quite serious, especially since Tacoma's death. It had been a hard blow on everyone in her family, to see such a young life taken from them. Grunting as she moved from her position, the mother pursued her only daughter, laughing lightly as she did so. She would play the little game that her child was playing with her. They needed to be much lighter. It wouldn't be long before she would once again have to tend to business and their fun together would be over.

She couldn't help but worry about the thorns that littered their territory though. Nina knew it quite well and knew how to look out for such things, but her daughter was too innocent and carefree to think of such things,and the mother was quite surprised that she had not stepped on the harmful objects quite yet, not that she was complaining. Eventually,Nina weaved her way out of where she was and onto the side so that she could jump in front of Danica to surprise her and when she did, she chuffed softly, an almost pleased look on her face, ”Looks like you thought a little lowly of your mother, have you, dear one?” She teased her daughter likely, glad that they were finally getting some time to themselves.

It was nice being able to spend time with her daughter and actually play with her. She was so busy all the time, she felt bad that she had not been able to spend time with her children. They meant everything to her and she should have been able to be with them more. The Hervok knew that she needed to allow them their own time though, because they would need to learn from their mistakes. They continued to play and the day got older, and while Danica's mind was on her mother, the alpha's mind was again on matters of business. She hated to cut her time short because of things that needed to be attended to, but she was happy in knowing that she had granted her only daughter and slight bit of happiness by playing with her.

So eventually the mother rose, her golden fur no longer glistening, due to the sunset that now washed over them. With a regretful sigh, she gave a tight lipped smile to Danica. She knew that she had to go attend to other business, but that didn't mean that her daughter didn't have to do anything. So opening her jaws, Nina spoke softly, ”I have to go attend to some business. Why don't you go find Miss Barberi and kindly ask her for a hunting lesson?” With an encouraging nod to her daughter, Nina turned on her heel and started towards the borders, the long tail flicking high above her back in a dominant stance. Now it was time to revert back into her alpha position and do what must be done.