Nadia kept her eyes trained on the ground the whole entire time. She was fairly sure she knew what it meant, Natalya's scent all over Boiko. Her brother had just gone and slept with their sister. Although of course, some blame went to her-for not telling them about each other in the first place.
Nadia endured the meeting, right up until her father announced that Larentia was to be used as a literal plaything, and her head shot up. No. Absolutely not. Beside her, she heard Boiko yelp. Nadia cast a glance at her mother. Larentia was listening but not listening, it seemed. Again.
Nadia's eyes flicked to Wendigo as Beartooth made his announcement about the unclaimed females. S h i t. She knew who might try to claim her. She had already had to deal with the remarks he and his mother had made about her to her face. She wasn't sure she could handle that barbarian-faced, scum-nosed, ugly barnacle taking her virginity. Couldn't there be any reprieve to her life? Apparently not.
Nadia's blood chilled at Beartooth's next announcement. War. With Hawthorne. This could spell trouble.
Nadia's head cocked as Eliška, a gamma, spoke from the trees. "Beartooth, if I may. I suggest that you secure the borders very heavily. I’ve seen Hawthorne, and they seem to have many wolves just from the scents wafting off their borders. I would highly recommend keeping tabs on all packs, as well. We currently have no idea of the statuses and tendencies of Sindri, Nightingale and Sabertooth. I’ve heard whispers of an alliance between the packs of Dawnshire, Hawthorne and Amberbjorne-thus this prisoner that Hawthorne holds." Hestia's voice: ”If I could add as well, we must be careful to always know what is going on, especially with the packs’ sides-are they allied with Hawthorne, allied with us, or are they neutral? If we drag Starfall into a war, we must be overprepared.” D a m n right, and now Nadia was mad at the gammas for offering their advice, even though that was their job. It was good advice and now Tarben would go to war with Hawthorne, and Nadia would be stuck here with the possibility of being married off to a bloodthirsty ratface.
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