"They certainly taught me things," Roux murmured cryptically, thinking back to her own parents. Rougaru had been notorious on the islands, and while Roux had adored him as a little girl, it hadn't taken long after leaving home for her to be thoroughly educated that the general populace did not feel the same way for the old wolf. And Sonorae... well, her dam was hardly a shining example of anything other than how to be useless. As much as Roux wanted a partner to shower the same loving devotion on her that her sire had on her dam, she didn't want to be her mother.

Roux was not meant for the shrinking violet lifestyle.

"To be frank, I don't really know what you want from me. I've never led a herd. I don't know anyone here anymore, and apart from telling you which trees to not stand under so you don't get covered in monkey shit, I'm not really sure what use I am." She made the equivalent of a shrug as she peered back toward where graying stallion had gone to see if he was lingering here. "I'm no great protector of anything," she said, scoffing, despite the way the pseudo compliment had made her eyes brighten. "But if you just need someone to stick around and tell you when you're being an idiot, I guess I can manage that."

She nodded toward the place where Rutger had disappeared. Lifting her gaze expectantly to Snapdragon, she tilted her head inquistively, her flaxen bangs falling across her face. "Startin' with that. What's going on there?"

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