Vashti sighed, stepping easily through the snow after Aldo as he lead the way into the trees. Her brown eyes lowered to the ground before her, and she shook her head, [color=00a651]"I didn't see the bodies.....but the smell in the house was enough to put me on edge...."[/color]

  She didn't have the heart to eat that morning......she had to admit her stomach had felt as though it was doing turns. 

Seeing Aldo give her an encouraging smile and wag of his tail, a chuckle escaped her when he offered they could go on a hunt for hares; to lessen the burden of death. 

  Nodding Vashti trotted foreword and stepped beside the dark wolf; lips pulled back and tongue rolling out in a smile, [color=00a651]"That sounds like a lot of fun Aldo, thank you."[/color]

  She enjoyed the rush of the hunt. It would certainly draw her attention from the current issues of life. 

 As Vashti moved farther into the forest her eyes took on a studious and alert gaze. Ears swiveling in every direction she kept one half of her mind trained on the patrol, while the other remained with the task of mind speaking with Aldo. 

  As she relaxed she couldn't help but ask. 

[color=00a651]"So how long have you been a wolf? The pack seems to know you well so I assume you have been with them for some time."[/color]

  Vashti shrugged and let out a sigh, albeit a rather toneless one, [color=00a651]"I myself have been a wolf for 8 months now...so..."[/color]

Man.....she didn't have much time left did she? The time she had spent with her old pack she went by without a care; not putting much effort or thought into finding a mate. Then when she was kicked out, she really hadn't realized how much time had passed.

  A tense laugh rose from her throat; one tinged with the sad realization she only had 4 months to live. However part of her was content; her past experience with males had ensured that. Part of her dreaded the task of finding her mate.  
 [color=00a651]"Of course It's quite strange; knowing 'that' time is coming. Part of me wants to ignore it you know?"[/color]