Empress Riffle i'm just a full tank away from freedom

It felt… simple. Her explanation of the wolves whom she lived with. It was an interesting way to describe them, especially when her former home… well, she would not have used those words to describe anyone. Dedicated was not the first adjective… but perhaps it was one she could use to describe her former packmates. I have daughters. One was very sick. We needed stability. All were short, distinct sentences… and yet? They pieces together a different story… of dedication to her children… a dedication her mother had never had to her. And she’d been the only child. “My parents.” She offered in simply response as she asked what had brought her there. “Specifically, their insistence that I live their way… under their paw. I wasn’t interested.” She didn’t take the time to dive into the nuances of it… not when the complexities of their social hierarchy still rubbed Kiona the wrong way. Kiona Fire is catching

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'My parents.' Magg blinked back at her. There was so much room for intricacy behind Kiona's explanation, details that could be dark or mundane or even petty. Yet even without knowing, she already stood firmly on the yearling's side. Compassion was present within her motivations, but mostly this was a product of her self-centered nature. Of course she would see pieces of herself in this stranger.

Her brown eyes looked ahead again, thinking for a moment before replying.

"My parents let me down, too."

It didn't have to be a conversation, unless Ki wanted. The purpose was simply to convey 'I understand you.'

A familiar tree, uniquely gnarled by a storm damage as a sapling many, many years ago, caught her attention up ahead. They were closer than she'd thought! Magg picked up the pace, her smile lifting as well.

"Oh, we're already here!"

this hurt a lil to write, i do not share her thoughts re nash and aquene T_T

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There was a notable pause, and Kiona almost allowed a frown on her features… but she held her tongue, her gaze shifting to the other woman as she found words that quelled any doubt Kiona had about sharing the small piece of information regarding her home. “I’m sorry. It’s never easy…” She offered back, a return of sympathy, and the only way she knew to relate to the woman without sharing more of her own personal story. She didn’t know the woman nearly well enough for that. She blinked, picking up the pace to keep up with the woman as she trotted forward. “That was fast!” She offered up, a pleasant surprise in her tone as her tail waved a little faster from side to side. It was strange, to be on the receiving end of kindness from a stranger… such a concept had previously been foreign to her. “My home didn’t warrant or accept kindness… much less offering it to strangers. I cannot thank you enough for this.” Kiona Fire is catching

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