Canon Name = Nickname: Corrin = Lupus. Velouria = Vella. Keaton = Keaty. Setsuna = Seta. Hinoka = Hina. Sakura = Saku. Subaki = Superman. Ryoma = Red. Selkie = Silky. Kaden = Ka-da. Orochi = Viper. Takumi = Tako. Lastly, only Selkie/Silky refers to Corrin/Lupus as Lu-pu.
Half-beastdragonsoul2013: I would think so… unless Zola is repeatedly hitting his magically hidden testicles to get his pitch to rise.
J-Dawg: I'm… I don't even know how to respond to that.
It's about getting Sakura vulnerable enough to where Iago can manipulate her. She still does have a high resistance, after all. So, it'll take time for him to get the spells that he wants to use to work well.
Lupus is starting to feel for Dadaan with what she already feels with Seta. Besides, Keaty will find out, saliva is pretty high up there on how potent the scent is, and no doubt Lupus will start, erm, smelling stronger when she's close to Dadaan.
Keaty is going to make absolutely sure there is the lowest chance possible of being attacked before that duel will start.
Yeah… take a moment to think that out. A Nohrian Prince suddenly leaving his post to go to Princess Sakura, that would raise a few eyebrows. *shrug* I'd stop taking all of his words at face value, who's to say he might just… make a wrong turn and end up somewhere else?
I'm not saying he's going to pull off a stunt that results in some huge change in the… jeez, war hasn't even been declared yet. Anyway, I'm just saying his actions are going to have more than one chapter's worth of effect.
Princess Hinoka sighs as she stands opposite of Keaty, who is predictably, leaning against the nearby wall. "So, humans have… consent because of… morals?" He asks… again.
"Yes, Keaty. It isn't right to just have… erm, sex." Her face slightly flushes at the topic… gods know this would be one of the last possible situations she would find herself explaining this to someone. She would sooner think she would be explaining this to her own child, first. "You need to take the other person's feelings into consideration."
"But, if both agree to…?" The alpha trails off.
"Then it's fine, but it is also usually looked down upon if the two are not married."
"...married?" He echoes.
Hinoka internally sighs in somewhat relief, at least she finally managed to get past the initial 'consent' part. "It's alright, you've made progress, we can stop for now."
"Really?" He tilts his head, "I guess? Erm, could you at least explain marriage once, then?"
She nods, "Alright, but this will be all for now, I don't want to push you too much…" She takes a breath, "Marriage is when two people come together and vow an eternal oath to always be there for each other, no matter how hard times may get. A love that never ends."
Keaty furrows his brows, but thankfully doesn't try to pursue the topic anymore… for now. "Alright. Uh, thanks… Hina." He fidgets in place.
Which she immediately picks up on, "Hey, you alright?"
"Huh? Me? Yeah, I'm fine."
She narrows her eyes, "Um, let's see… ears down. Tail still. Angry?"
"Am I baring my teeth?"
"Ok, um… frustrated?"
"Am I growling?" He flatly asks.
"Sad?"
"Ugh, alright fine. I do want… here." He scoffs, reaches into his pocket and hands her a small bag. "You need to work on figuring out the more subtle body language Wolfskin use." He turns and walks…
Hinoka knows he is annoyed now. Still, she shrugs and opens the pouch, truly curious as to what Keaty got her.
"..." She closes the bag and opens it again in disbelief. "A… Ruby?" A single, but large rectangular Ruby is inside, completely untouched by any artificial interference… yet somehow already shaped perfectly. How much did this cost at… wait. There's dirt and… some blood?
…
Did Keaty dig this up for her? That would explain the dirt, but the blood? Hinoka puts the precious stone back into the bag, and while she was ready to thank Keaty, he has already walked off.
"Hina~!" Corrin… no, Lupus walks up. "Can we do some more lettering?"
Hinoka closes her eyes and sighs… 'lettering'. She swears that Keaty is learning faster than her own sister. "Reading and writing, sister."
"Pfft, that's too many… ooo." Disregarding all personal space, Lupus gets closer to the bag, "What did Keaty get you?"
Right… everyone has their own 'scent'. "A gift." She simply replies.
"Keaty got you some treasure?" Which causes her to smile, she then sniffs, or at least tries to sniff the bag. "Huh? What is it?"
Hinoka undoes the bag once more and shows Lupus her gift, "A whole Ruby."
Lupus tilts her head, "That's not treasure." She bluntly states.
"It is to me. That was really thoughtful of him." She puts the precious gem back into its bag and stuffs it in her pocket. "By the way, if that's not 'treasure' to you, then what is?"
Lupus's face beams, "Hold on and I'll show you!" Without wasting anymore time, she runs off towards her cave and completely forgets about the 'lettering'… while Hinoka holds the bag inside of her pocket.
"Oh… I think I know why he got me this now." Hinoka says aloud with a flush on her face, "Gods… is he actually trying to court me now?"
Kaden yawned as he slowly stretched his Nine-tails form from his current napping position… but also not so much as to wake his 'napping buddy'... Kagero. The Ninja has taken an understandably interest in his fur. Kaden does keep his fur the fluffiest and softest ever! He takes great pride in how well he keeps himself groomed… which is something Selkie picked up on.
You'll probably never see any other beastfolk that carry brushes with them.
Thinking of that, one of his free tails retrieves the precious brush and he starts smoothing out the spots he can, humming in content and, "Kaden?" Kagero groggily asks as she quickly gets up, "Oh… I thought I heard growling." And she's already wide awake.
...Poor human, unable to ever get proper rest due to her position. "Sorry… I didn't mean to wake you up." He lies his head down as he continues to brush his body.
"...Hey, Kaden?" She suddenly asks as she stoops down. "Would you mind if I brushed your fur?"
He gasps, "Mind? Of course not, go right ahead!" His tail offers the brush, to which Kagero accepts it and begins brushing him, "Mmm… I love that feeling. Ooo, ooo!" His tails start wagging furiously, all in different angles and speeds, "Right there, right there…"
"Heh… I'm glad you're enjoying yourself, Kaden." Kagero smiles, a sudden ease washing over her at Kaden's display.
He hums, "I know… I can smell your own happiness." He ever so slightly turns his head to look at her, a knowing glint in his eyes. "You're also really liking spending time with me."
Despite all of her Ninja training, Kagero still ends up flushing, "You're a very kind and gentle person, Kaden. I've… never felt so relaxed before. So, thank you."
"Not a problem, buddy!" A short pause, "Heh! Want me to brush your hair later?"
"I… please, I'd rather keep it as is."
"Aw, c'mon! It'll feel really good! I can brush hair like nobody else!" He proudly proclaims.
"...Maybe some other time. I still have my duties as Lord Ryoma's retainer."
"Right… 'retainer'." He sighs. "I suppose I shouldn't hold you up, then." He lies his head back down.
"I agree." Kagero hands him his brush back, "...I do enjoy our time spent, maybe we could again before the day is over?"
"Yeah… I would like that." He nods.
"...Then I'll take my leave. Have a good day, Kaden."
"You too, Kagero." Another sigh as she walks off. Kaden glances once more before she's out of sight, he's being honest… he really does like her. He also really wishes she could take a 'day off' of being A Lord Ryoma's 'retainer'. Oh, the places he could show her. The sights and smells… laughter and… his heart picks up its speed. "Hm…" He hums. "Maybe… Maybe Kitsunes and Wolfskin always had the room to 'love', but we always pushed it back? So, now that we are constantly interacting with certain humans, the 'mating' instinct is slowly giving way to 'affection'. Maybe I should get her a gift, then? Or is that too forward?" His tails settle back down and he lies them over his body, those three Foxfire orbs dimming and just hovering in place. "I hope Lupus is doing well…"
"Milord?" Odin asks as he and Prince Leo are riding their horses across the trail. "Permission to speak?"
"Yes, Odin?" Leo nods.
"About this mission…?"
A pause, "I have standards." Leo takes a breath, "I can understand the need for deception and underhanded tactics, but that doesn't mean I approve of them. There is a time and place for everything, but now? Before the war has even started? No, it's too early for this approach."
"And what of Niles? His chest wound has healed."
Yet, Leo shakes his head, "His body may have healed, but he hasn't made a full recovery. He had failed to show me a proper display of archery before I made my departure."
"Then we're to face the pack as two?"
"We aren't going to the pack."
"But, milord… you told…"
"I'm aware of what I 'told' the others, but that the pack is not my primary objective."
"Then, where are we headed?"
"The newest Nohrian outpost. I wish to see to Lady Sakura's well-being."
"Lady… Sakura?" Odin echoes, but otherwise stays silent. "Milord, is that…?"
"That's enough, Odin." Leo sternly states.
"Ngh, er…" Sakura breathes in more dryness as she just barely manages to push herself up. "W...water." She ungracefully crawls over to the spot where these horrible people have been placing the water bowl…
That is sometimes tainted with ale.
Slosh, slosh, she touches the unknown liquid, before licking a bit off of her… then coughs as the familiar burn of alcohol returns. "Wh-why?" She whimpers. "J-just water… pl-please." She cries into her own bowl. So tired, so weak, so dry, so…
"You best drink your fill, Sakura." Iago… Iago.
"L-leave me alone! You…" cough, "are horrible! E-evil! Just leave!"
"Heh, getting better." He smirks. "I wonder how much more you can take…" He enters her cell and holds out his hands, "Dark Magic can become very addictive, you know. Just… open up for me."
Sakura glares at Iago, and backs up… he steps forward, and she holds out her hand. "Leave me alone!" She screams… despite the protests her dry throat are making.
"The sweet, young and innocent Sakura… willing to threaten a person? My, my…" One more step.
"Go away!" Magic pulses out, she whimpers as the burning… no, wait. This is a different type of burn "Wh-what?" Wrongness lines this magic, then her eyes widen.
"Dark Magic, 'tis but a speck, but you still used some." He smiles. "That'll do for today. You! Get her an entire jug of fresh water." A pause, then he walks, "I will see you tomorrow, Princess Sakura." Step, step, leave.
Sakura keels over. "D-d-d-d-dark Magic?" She echoes. "N-n-n-no! I d-d-d-don't…!" It's as far away as healing as one can get and she… used it? So wrong, so wrong, so… Step, step, enter… not the guard, there isn't enough 'armor noise'. Sakura looks up and gasps. "Pr-Prince Leo? Y-y-y-you're…"
"By the gods, Princess Sakura." He glares at the locked gate, then reaches out.
"Milord?" Another voice asks. "Please, don't tell me…"
His hand stops and he sighs. "I couldn't protect you and now…" A pulse of magic leaves him, "Iago forced… Dark Magic into you." The open hand turns into a clenched fist. "That…"
"Prince Leo?" Sakura asks. "Please… are you here to… protect me? You're going to take over my confinement, right? I'd rather be in your care. I don't care if you're Nohrian, or that you're a Prince or that you were forced to hurt use b-big sister. I'd rather have you than… than him."
He takes a breath, "I came to check on your health, Lady Sakura." He admits. "I've no control over your current state." Yet, he reaches for the lock again. "Damn his decisions." He swears.
"Pr-Prince Leo?"
He stoops down and tosses in a small metal piece. "Mark my words, Princess Sakura. I will return for you, just… hold out until then."
She picks it up… it's a small emblem of the Dusk Dragon. "You will?"
"Keep resisting, keep fighting. I would do something now, but…" He pauses, then smirks, "It would be unwise to act without a plan." He rises, but then hesitates. "Hm… Lady Sakura? I do have a rather strange request…"
Sakura clasps the emblem close to her chest… her ragged clothes. "Wh-what do you need?"
"Your hairband." He simply supplies.
She understandably looks confused, but then she smiles. "I trust you, Prince Leo. So… here." She and Hinoka don't exactly have a lot of hair to begin with, so the hairband Sakura has is more for decoration. Corrin, on the other hand, could really use something for all of her hair…
"You… aren't going to ask why?" He accepts it as she hands it out.
"Prince Leo, you are a good person, I know you are, it's just… you really don't have much you can do without risking huge things. I'm sure that whatever you plan to do with my hairband will be good." She bows. "You and Princess Elise are wonderful people." She quietly says as he takes his leave, too taken aback by her blatant trust and honesty.
Lupus's ears perk up as she wakes up from a quick nap. Things have been relatively calm lately… has her blood family and their army made a lot of wins, then? She welcomes the peacefulness with open arms, but… she is also wary of it. She can't afford to let her guard down, none of the pack can. This could be just a method to… "Oof!"
To have Vella tackle her to the ground, of course. "Mmm, sister." Out goes personal space, in comes Vella's sniffing. "I'm back."
Lupus giggles, "I can see that. How did it go?"
Wag, wag, "Scouting is cleared, hunting is coming back soon. We picked some fruits on the way back." A smile, "And… hm?" She resumes sniffing… up, up, up.
All the way to her face. "Is something wrong?"
"...Did you bite Dadaan?" She asks, "No, wait… no scent of blood. Sister?"
Her face flushes, "I, uh… might have kissed him?" Embarrassment.
"Kiss?" She echoes. Oh right, that word doesn't even exist among the Wolfskin. "Is it like biting?"
"It's like… tasting. Mouth to mouth."
Her tail stops, "Human thing?" At least there's no growling this time.
"Human thing." Lupus nods. "So…"
"Wait a second." Vella's hands move to Lupus's head, then her hair, "...bug. When was the last time you searched your hair?" Pick, flick.
"I… don't know?" She shrugs, then hums as her other hand starts scratching her head. "When I was with my blood family, maybe?" A pause, "Is there even a lake near here?"
"Uh-huh." Vella nods as another bug is picked out. "Wanna go?"
"Yes!" Vella gets up, Lupus gets up, and the two quickly dash out. "Wait, uh… Can we bring Hina?"
She stops and scoffs, "I don't want her near you. Just us."
Lupus narrows her eyes. "Vella, you're gonna have to get used to it. Hina's here, she's probably staying. She's my blood sister, she should come."
Vella tilts her head, then sighs. "If… if you really want her to come. Then, alright."
Lupus smiles, "Awesome, one moment!" She then dashes off, leaving behind Vella, who now has a small smile on her face. "Hina~?" She calls out as she goes from one spot to the other, following her spicy scent to…
Keaty's den… again.
She pokes her head in, seeing Hina doing something that she would expect Keaty to do… leaning against the cave wall. She's holding that ruby again and… smiling at it. Then Lupus steps on a small branch and Hina jumps in place, "Oh… hey little sister." She smiles, "I didn't hear you coming in."
"You really like that ruby?" She tilts her head, it is rather shiny… even in the cave.
"I don't think Keaty knows all the implications, but…"
"Impl...ications?"
"Unspoken details." Hina clarifies without a hint of irritation. "Uh, what does it mean to you if a male gives a female a gift?"
"As in treasure?" Lupus hums, "It's just a gift. Keaty, Vella, and I shared things all the time…" A smile. "Why, what does it mean for…" She pauses as she realizes she was about to say 'humans', "us?"
Hina clearly caught her hesitation, as a brief frown crosses her face, "It depends on the relationship between the two people, what the gift actually is, what…" She stops as she sees Lupus's increasingly confused expression. "A lot of things. It's just how it is."
"Alright, so… if I gave Seta a ruby like that, what would that mean?" She instead asks. "Taking our 'relationship' as part of it."
"Well, a whole ruby like this is very expensive and since you two are… uh… 'involved' with each other. It would be a romantic gesture."
"An expensive gift is… romantic?" Lupus echoes. "Well, what about a sweet smelling bright red feather?" She then reaches into her hair, "Two of them, that is… one for each. Uh, it's here somewhere…" She starts running her fingers through her hair.
"Two matching objects? I guess that would be like two…" And now she pauses, "Wedding rings. Wait, did you…?"
"Where is it?" By now, Lupus has combed through all of her hair. "Hina? I can't find it… Where's my feather!?"
"What feather?" She asks.
"Sister? What's…" Vella walks in. "Are you searching for more…?"
"Vella! I had a feather in my hair!" She's combing through it again, "It was bright red and it smelled really sweet and…" A glint passes through Vella's eyes. "Vella? Where's my feather?"
"...It had the scent of Kitsune and…"
"Vella! Where's. My. Feather!?" She bares her teeth.
"Gone." She sniffs. "Picked it out in the last den."
"You took it out!?"
Hina steps between the two… a growling Lupus and Vella. "Hey, hey… she didn't know!"
"Th-that's all I had left to smell Seta by!" She whines. Hina takes another step, ready to try and… "We're leaving." Lupus grabs Hina's hand. "Hina and me will go to the lake."
"You don't even know where…"
"I'll sniff it out." Lupus huffs. "C'mon, sister."
"Lake? For what… hey!" Lupus tugs on Hina, who walks along.
"Bathing." She simply replies. "It's been a while. Haven't bathed since visit." She looks back with a smile, "You didn't notice?"
Hina sniffs the air, "I… can't really tell. There's just so many 'natural' scents that I can't tell the difference."
"Your nose just isn't as good as ours." Suddenly playful. "Hina? Do you like it here? I know we don't have a lot that you're used to."
Her sister nods, "It is a lot to get used to, things are definitely simpler. It still feels weird not having so much to look at, and Keaty can be…"
"Stubborn?" She giggles. "He was like that even before I left. His tail would wag, but he would always blame it on something else… like 'it is hurting' or 'it is really cold'."
"Yeah, that sounds like something he would do." A smile graces Hina's face.
"So… what about Keaty? Do you like him?"
To which Hina's face flushes, "He's strong, devoted to protecting those he cares about, and while things can get too… forceful, he's also willing to understand."
A bigger smile, "You want to be with Keaty."
"Sister, he…"
"You can't lie to me~." Lupus sings, "Your scent is getting stronger with just talking about him." She lets go of Hina's hand and starts skipping ahead. "My sister wants to be with Keaty~!"
"Oh yeah? Well, what about you and Dadaan?" Hina asks.
She squeaks and almost trips over a simple branch, "Huh? Whaddya mean?"
"Well, you can't lie to me, either. You are doing a lot of human things that are reserved for couples with him." She returns the smile, "I mean, c'mon… kissing him? Snuggling up next to him as close as you did, you love Dadaan…"
"As much as you love Keaty." Lupus counters, then stops to sniff the air, "Ooo, it wasn't too far off." She turns her attention to the side, and a few tree trunks later sits a large lake. "Hey, this is pretty nice."
"Hey, wait a minute… we don't… sister!" Hina shouts as Lupus strips on the spot and jumps in. "Towels… we don't have towels." She sighs.
"Hina~!" Lupus calls out after she dives and rises. "Come on in!"
"Alright, fine… just… look away for a bit." Hina hesitantly replies as she, much more slowly, undresses, though she leaves her bra and underwear on. "Okay, so… ah!" She almost screams as she touches the water, "That's… cold!"
"I know! It's great!" She laughs. "Hurry up! Just jump in!"
"Gods, if I knew it was going to be this cold I would… Lupus!" Within that time, Lupus had already swam over and yanked Hina into the water. "I'm going to get a cold!"
"Don't worry, I won't let you become a cold. Here…" She hugs Hina. "Let me know when you're warm enough."
"Sister…" Hina flushes. "Could you not be so close?"
"...But then you'll get a cold." She frowns. "I can keep you warm."
"Alright, fine…" Hina sighs as she, slowly, relaxes. "I still prefer the hot springs over this."
"Hot springs? Oh… you mean that place with all the steam?" Lupus tilts her head, "I didn't like it there. Made things too hot. I like swimming to cool off… and wash." She admits, pauses, then sniffs herself, "Oh, right… washing." She sheepishly smiles. "My hair more than anything." She dunks herself under the water and quickly rises back up…
Hina laughed. "Sister… gods… I never realized how much hair you have." In short, all of Lupus's head was covered in her wet hair. "Did you ever get it cut?"
"Why would I get it cut?" She asks through a wall of hair… though it's alright, she doesn't need to see to know where everything around her is. "Human thing?"
The mood drops a bit, "Would you mind… not saying that? 'Human' thing."
A pause as Lupus slowly parts her hair, "It must be nice… knowing what you are and what you want to be."
"...huh?"
"What am I, Hina? The alpha told me early on that I am human, but that my pointed ears, red eyes, and sharp teeth made him thought I might be part Wolfskin or Kitsune. Before that, I thought I was a Wolfskin. Then I left the pack and I remember how bad everyone was… all of those wasted resources. I didn't want to be a human if that's what humans are like…" She chokes on a sob, "Then I started meeting people like A Lady Mozu, Seta, and you… so I thought maybe there are good humans. I got to my 'real' family and sometime later mother told me I'm actually half-dragon and half-human… but I was born with scales. It turns out I can use a Dragonstone and I can shift specific body parts. I thought I find my place for a bit, but then the Nohrians started attacking and now… I don't know."
"I…"
"What am I? A Wolfskin raised half-dragon, half-human? How do I know I don't actually have beast blood in me? That's why I keep saying 'human thing'... I don't know what I am." She shivers, but it isn't from the lake.
"Alright, I can tell you the truth." Hina nods with a smile.
Yet, Lupus takes that the wrong way, "What?! Do you mean I'm still being lied to!?"
"Huh? No! That's not what I meant." Honesty… Lupus calms down. "What I'm saying is that you're my sister."
"...I know that." She flatly replies.
"So… who cares what you 'really are'. If you were a…" She throws her hands into the air, "If you had Kitsune, Wolfskin, Dragon, and Human blood running throughout your body, I'd still love you all the same. You're my sister. If you want to think of yourself a human, go for it! A Wolfskin? Feel free to! I just want you to be happy." She takes a breath, "And that is why I pressed you back then… Lupus. Corrin. Sister… What do you want? I want to help you, but unless you tell me what you want, then I can't really do much."
That fiery determination that Lupus knows Hina for is back, strong as ever… and giving her an intense spicy smell. "What if I want causes me to never go back to my family again? What if what I want ends up causing all other humans to leave? If you never see me again? If…"
She grimaces, "It would hurt. It'd hurt all of us… but, if that's what you want." She moves closer on her own choice, then parts the rest of Lupus's hair. "I will always consider you my sister. I… understand you weren't raised the same, that there are rules you don't know about, that you don't follow." Hina pulls her hair back behind her ears, showing their pointed nature… and how they are slightly drooped. Sadness. "I understand we may never see each other as true sisters because of that, but I'm never going to hold it against you." Still holding Lupus's hair, she moves behind her and starts forming it into a style. "You were a baby when you were taken from us, events were out of your control. You simply aren't the same person that we lost all the way back then." Lupus feels Hina tug on her hair in several places. "But, I know you are my little sister… that somewhere inside you is the old 'Corrin'." Another tug, "But, if you would rather be called 'Lupus' and stay with the pack, then I'll respect that decision… because you have matured since then. You are making your own decisions." Pat, one more tug, and another pat.
Lupus reaches back and touches her hair, since it isn't hitting the water… she feels a 'tail' of sorts. "Sister…"
"That's called a 'ponytail', but uh… I could've done better. There are a lot of loose strands."
"'Ponytail'." She echoes, "It feels weird… not having my hair going down over me." Yet, she smiles, "But… it does feel nice."
"So… I'll ask again: Sister, what do you want?" Hina rubs Lupus's back.
"...Would it be okay if I answered later? So I can think it over?"
"Sure thing!"
"Hina?"
"Yes, sister?"
"I'm glad I got to meet my family… even if I am different and hardheaded." She turns and smiles. "Thank you."
She casually shrugs, "We're family, we look out for each other."
"Family." Lupus nods as she looks forward again. "I love my family…" A short pause, "And the pack, and Ka-da and Silky and Seta and Vella and Keaty and…"
"You love everyone who's been nice to you?" Hina interrupts her.
She giggles with another nod, "Pretty much." Lupus relaxes as Hina starts applying some pressure on her back, "Oh.. so now this is a massage? Mmm…"
"Well duh… I never felt anyone so tense before, but…" She pauses, "That's because you always have to be ready, right?"
"Yep, always need to be… ah!" Lupus squeals as Hina suddenly turns the massage into a tackle, pushing her under water for just a few seconds.
"Ha… ha!" Hina laughs aloud. "I got you!"
"Oh… you really wanna do this now?" Lupus crouches.
"I'm stronger than I was before, sister. Don't think you'll get me so easily this time." She takes her own stance… one far different than any other she used before. Still, it's a good thing that adrenaline is pumping or else, well…
Hina would realize she's still naked.
A/N: This was going to end with Sakura's scene, but… I felt like it needed another scene, so I decided on Lupus! And, well…
Oh look, another six pages in my Google docs. Anyhoo…
It seems as if Keaty is learning rather quickly, yeah? Maybe he has some sort of hidden intellect boost. And then, woah woah… if only Keaty realized what that ruby means in human terms as a gift. Could he really be trying his hand… er, paw at courting? Or is it just a coincidence?
Kaden and Kagero lying under a tree, N-A-P-P-I-N-G. First comes sleepies, then comes brushing, and now here comes a heart-felt hug!
Erm, now then… Leo is… lying? To his own people? Keep in mind that also meant he lied right at Camilla. Maybe this fic's version of Leo has a whole lot more honor?
Sakura! Oh, oh… you poor woman. Staying hungry, thirsty, having magic forced into her and now she's even pulsed out with Dark Magic. What could Iago be planning? But wait! In comes Leo with a sincere promise, let's just hope his plans aren't found out beforehand.
And at last, Lupus. So, we go from a 'standard' greeting from Vella, to bringing up the kiss to Dadaan to… hair grooming and then… to going to the lake. Which leads to another recurring argument about Lupus's human family to, oh dear.
Vella plucked out Lupus's matching feather for Seta. No, I did not forget about the feather.
So now Lupus only goes with Hina to the lake, where the Pegasus Knight experiences her, probably first, cold wash. And once more, the topic of 'what am I?' comes from Lupus. Believe me, I didn't just put that in there for word count, this is something she's still struggling with.
And finally, it ends with another light-hearted ending. The pack has had quite a number of days without much worry. Hm...