Treyah had hardly slept the whole time the children had been missing. She was beside herself, a failure already before she's even really started. The exhaustion stayed with her once they were home, too afraid to close her eyes for long in case they slipped away again. She owed the mountain wolves, that much she knew without a doubt, but when she would get around to repaying them, well she wasn't quite sure.

Even now, as she fought to keep her eyes open, the broken body of a hare resting between her paws, she wasn't sure she could bring herself to eat. The oppressive heat was working it's magic, the children were squabbling playing within earshot, and they were well within the heart of the territory. She should have been fine with dropping her guard. She wasn't, but she could only fight her own body for so long. Her chin dipped towards her chest, eyelids growing heavier with every blink. She tried to shake it off and failed, head slipping to rest alongside her forgotten meal, the Tainn began to snore.

Movement across her paws, the gentle insistent tug, it was enough to bring the Tainn's eyes to open a crack. At first she thought the black blob might be @Aquaria, but it quickly became evident that this was Nauja's boy. The edge of her lip quirked upwards, her paws drawing together ever so slightly as she reached out sleepily to gently grasp one of the hare's legs and give it a gentle tug, trying to entice the boy into a game with a quiet, playful growl bubbling at the back of her throat, knowing it would be all the more rewarding a prize if he felt he had properly earned it.

When the child tugged so forcefully, the leader allowed her grip to slip ever so slightly, and made a show of holding on as she slowly applied pressure backwards with another growl of her own. She tried to look concerned that she might lose her meal to a pup, but that wouldn't keep the silent laugh from shining behind her eyes, or the way they crinkled in the corner in an obvious smile. Truthfully, she was barely older than a child herself and this felt far more natural to her than patrolling the borders or giving out commands. There was a peace amongst the chaos of these children. She finally felt like just maybe, everything could be okay again.