Aine pulled herself to weary feet, head pounding. The anxieties that always fluttered in her chest were carefully tucked away as her lean form scrambled after the scents of her mother and siblings. After all, being left behind would be a nightmare, as Aine simply could not imagine a life of solitude. Even the thought felt like a hand crushing her larynx, and the thought alone pushed her young girl forward. She would prove that she was just as capable as her brothers, that she deserved to stay by her mothers side. Just they wait.

The young ess took a little more after her father, with the clear build of an Arctic Wolf. Her coat was a white sheen, broken on by a light gray splodge across her left brow. Pale green laterns searched frantically for her mother, hoping the older ess would come into her line of view soon. Sure enough, she caught sight of her brothers, and made a point of trailing not too far behind, still unwilling to get closer and possibly provoke a conversation. She was simply too nervous for idle pleasantries and it was her duty to keep her brothers calm and collected, something she felt she would not be capable of in this state. Whining lowly enough that the others would not hear her, the young girl took a deep breath before lifting her head and shoulders slightly higher and willing herself to continue forward.

Still, she needed more time to shake this irrational fear of the unknown, and that is why she hung back as the rest of her family sat upon the border waiting patiently. She could hear them talking and murmuring to each other, and she could not stop herself from flinching slightly at her mothers tale. She did not ever want to have to endure something like that; she had no idea how her mother had survived in the first place, as Aine would've been tempting to lie on the ground unmoving until it swallowed her whole. However, when a new scent washed over the girl, she lifted her head, focussing on whoever it was addressing her mother with familiarity. A newfound determination bloomed in the girls chest as she realised she should be out there, beside her siblings and backing her mother, not hiding away in the shadows like a coward. Taking one last calming breath, the girl stepped out into visibility, silently moving to take a seat behind her mother without drawing too much attention to herself.