Thoughts of Althea lingered as I lay clutching my knees to my chest. The woman who had brought me up as her own. But thoughts of her made my mind wander to another. A woman who had chosen not to be present within my life. I could not help but wonder if the woman who had brought me into the world was still out there. My hapless searches were bringing me nothing. Could a woman simply disappear? Or did she not wish to be found?
'She abandoned you. Does that matter? Family is everything. The woman walked away from her pup. Leaving her vulnerable not only to the extremities but to the hunters within the forest. No mother does that.' Nova said coldly. It was more than clear from the bitterness within her tone that my wolf would never agree with the actions of a desperate mother.
