her eyes had become like the moon itself; wide and full, reflecting the image of a rabbit. they glistened with hunger and fascination, an unusual combination and yet, she had become used to such bizarre emotions. her entire life up until this point had been nothing but confused. she had a mother who both loved and hated; a father who had both said forever but given her never; a life of loneliness alongside her brother. things had never made much sense and so, she had only been momentarily confused by the girl's apparent companion. a wolf with her own rabbit? why couldn't it be possible? then again, her hunger told her otherwise. the girl had to have been waiting for the perfect opportunity.

as if a switch had been flicked on, eto seemed to twitch for a moment as solstice moved in front of the creature. her ear flickered, an eye twitched and then, she seemed to lift her posture, her eyes relaxed into something more akin to friendliness. the girl had spoken and so, she had broken the spell of hunger as eto's mind fixated on the girl instead. she watched the way the light bounced off her lush, golden fur; she watched the way her lips turned up into a grin and she followed suit. her own lips twitched up, a remarkably beautiful thing on a face so sullen. friend, friend, friend. the word sounded like the sweetest meat she could imagine.

"yes, of course," she seemed all too eager to say the words as she crept forward cautiously, unsure as to whether the girl had meant genuine kindness of not, "brothers are not for eating!" she giggled quietly under her breath - her father had told her that, and it was why she and her mother had not chewed on Qallupilluk despite his quietness - her tail giving a singular wave of excitement as she shuffled forward again. this time, she peered around the girl with a curious glance, her stomach momentarily knotted as her eyes caught a glimpse of the rabbit. solstice had caught her attention though. attention meant so much more than hunger.

"your mama is close? and your father?" her head fell into a tilt as she came within feet of solstice now, her brows furrowed in childish confusion. "are they always?" the curiosity had been enough to pull her attention away from the rabbit entirely as she took a seat before the other girl, her eyes locked onto her face with a combination of fascination and uncertainty. she had never met a wolf from a pack. she had never met any other wolf, really. it seemed... strange... to think that they had things she did not.