After they had finished their rounds of the pack, her father had asked her if she had any questions, but she had merely shaken her head silently. She wanted to explore the pack and learn about it properly – the only way she could do that, however, was to explore it herself. Learn its ins and outs, nooks and crannies, dirty little secrets. She was surprised, however, to find that she actually was enjoying her time with the King – her father… uncle… She enjoyed him. Perhaps one day she would actually feel affection for him. For now, her relation to him was logical and useful, if nothing else.

Soon after, talk of the rest of their family came up and Nzingha found herself excited to meet them, and as they started to travel out of Bright Moon, the pup found herself wide eyed and bushy tailed. The whole of Blossom Forest was much larger than she originally thought. There were places she had never even visited, let alone heard of. Not that that was very shocking, considering Shae had kept her relatively sheltered as a pup, but her small mind was having difficulty comprehending the mere vastness of the land.

Finally, they reached another pack land, and she stopped abruptly at the border as the wall of strong scent bid her to do so. She was not stupid – passing over a border unwelcomed was essentially signing your own death warrant… or wanting to be at the minimum severely injured. As Summer howled, signaling their appearance, her bright eyes looked around, trying to get a feel for the land, and what she felt was dark. What she smelled was blood. And though the land looked dead, there were signs that showed it was anything dead – the blood was fresh, and the ground was littered in pawprints, lots of them. Most shocking, however, were the prints that were large – larger than a wolf… and the nail did not show. Were there… cats living in the interior of this pack? It seemed odd… and dangerous to say the least.

They did not have to wait alone long – a large wolf with a horrific scar on his face approached them and greeted her father by name, before inquiring about Nzingha herself. ‘Greetings, Summer! What brings you to Abendrot? Who is this?’ Not waiting for her father to introduce herself, her façade stoic. “I am Nzingha, Alpha pup of Bright Moon by both blood and adoption. Summer is my uncle – blood – and adopted me after my mother died. Lady was my mother, and died in childbirth, after my father raped her. Striker killed daddy and Shae raised me and my siblings before bringing me to Father… Uncle. What happened to your face? And why do you keep cats as pets?” She was not one to beat around the bush, and she found herself curious.

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