Stardust rolled her eyes at Kirain’s first words. Nothing special? She just doesn’t understand, but Stardust is not about to argue this particular point with her right now. Perhaps with Lestan here, they could combine their powers and convince Kirain of the truth.

Stardust frowned slightly at Kirain’s next words…about the what ifs. What if they never leave? She really did not consider it too heavily. It always felt like there HAD to be a way back. She looked up at the sky…the sky of which she came, or was it a dream?

”We were forced here, you don’t think we can force our way back? Do you plan to just…live here and give up on your home? Or…I guess, maybe for some, there is little reason to go back, but I would HARDLY assume that of you, dearest!” she exclaimed, her muzzle whirling back to look at Kirain. She had to have had a good home, with good wolves. She couldn’t imagine Kirain’s past home being any other way.

”I suppose we can find out if anyone find’s their imprint here, but who knows what could be here. The cultures you two came from and what I came from, appear so different. What if everyone else we might find can be so wildly different too?” she asks, confusion touching her delicate maw. She could only imagine what others might be dragged here, and how some might not be as lovely as Kirain.

She listened intently though, to what Kirain said about her adventures with Lestan. Her cyan eyes widened, and she lifted a paw to her chest when Kirain mentioned that SHE was the one who confessed to Lestan. Stardust practically gasped. Aunt Celeste always told her that the man should always be the one to confess, and do everything. Of course, her mother would tell her to exact opposite, but she…she was not her mother’s favorite to be around.

”YOU were the one to confess? You didn’t wait for him to do it?” she asked with great surprise. ”That is simply unheard of. I would have confessed to you immediately if I were him,” she said without thought, softening as Kirain looked at her paws. She lowered her own paw from her chest. ”But…I guess if you two are happy, that is, perhaps, all that matters at the moment…” she said, allowing silence to come…but for a moment. The thought than burst into her head and she about had a panic attack. Her form tightened, and her eyes widen.

”Are…are you two going to have…puppies?” she asked bluntly, ears forward as she awaited the answer with anticipation.

Stardust was aware that loners exist, or those without packs existed. They would come by Taviora every now and then, and she knew they existed in the lands beyond between the other packs of Moladion. However, she rarely interacted with them. She was so entwined and enmeshed in Taviora and her family, that it was hard to imagine something different. Not impossible though.

Kirain apparently was on the side where there was not much to want to go back to. She listened as Kirain spoke her birth pack, and how an illness destroyed them. It appears basically from there, she had Lestan and that was it. Her tail was dropped. Although she had her problems with others in her pack, she couldn’t imagine them all dying from sickness. Her pack was very healer focused though, so perhaps that knowledge was important. She wished she had listened more to those lessons, although some of that knowledge did impart on her. Stardust nodded slightly at her question. Kirain’s perspective was simply different.

”I can’t imagine, darling. That is…really rough! Illness? That your healers could not cure?” she gasped, saddened that Kirain spent time alone afterwards. She had found Lestan though, and Kirain only said good things about him. With this context, she felt that this male must be good. ”I suppose, if you have nothing in particular to go back to and your mate is with you, then perhaps the location doesn’t particularly matter. As long as this place isn’t dangerous but…how can you trust a place that just…STEALS you?” she questions, her less-trusting nature towards pranks exposed.

”You see, I almost thought my sister was playing a trick on me. Taking me and bringing me here. She always pulled pranks and tricks on me. ALLL the time. It is hard to trust a…PLACE that tricks you,” she looks down at her paws, touched with knicks if you looked really, really close from where her sister would bite her paws and ankles. ”I want to ensure you are happy, and if you can find that happiness here without going back to your old home, then that makes sense. However! We must ensure this isn’t a place that would further harm you!” she said with a slap of the paw on the ground, determination in her voice. How was she going to figure this all out? She had no clue, but it was all she could try to do at this point if she can’t find a way back home.

”It may be interesting to see where everyone comes from…maybe we can get some hints and answers from it. I will have to go…find others,” she says, cyan eyes looking across the fields again, wondering how many have been brought here.

When Kirain spoke of Lestan though, she lit up like a golden light. The woman of night could only hope to feel like that one day, but such thoughts were barely a concern to her right now. It appears that he was the kind to simply be content, and perhaps he did not want to scare her away. Stardust’s question though? She watched as Kirain became completely flustered. Stardust kept her eyes wide as Kirain’s voice cracked, and she giggled slightly.

”Oh, I see! I just thought, I mean, that is what mates do right? But…” her smile fades slightly. Thought creeps upon her face and melts into a terrified concern. She bumps into Kirain to sit next to her as closely as possible, almost a panic on her face.

”Kirain, listen to me. If you have puppies with Lestan and…and the world changes and brings you back home without them…. I swear to you if I am still here, I will watch them and protect them. We just…don’t know, but just…know that I would not abandon them,” she speaks, quickly and with great concern. Stardust was completely unphased by Kirain’s embarrassment at this point…there was so much to talk about and figure out!

Stardust listened to the details of Kirain’s past, and it was amazing how completely different their lives were until they got here. Stardust came from an established pack in a land that has been occupied by wolves for decades. She knew the stories of leaders pasts, fights, and wars. It was a complicated and rich history all in a singular spot. Kirain though…their pack wandered a frozen land, and then caught an illness and went…mad. Her heart hurt for her friend.

It appeared Kirain wandered alone for a long time after her pack when mad, and Stardust could not help but let out a whine at this fact. She licked at Kirain muzzle in a pathetic attempt at comforting her. Kirain had already lost mostly everyone before coming here.

”You have gone through much, Kirain. To some, that is a nightmare. Perhaps, I have much to learn from you,” she said with a nod. Yet the subject of her new found love and potential pups was too much to hide from. It was the now and the future, a hopeful one perhaps, that Stardust just had to throw in her touch of paranoia.

Stardust smirked at how she kept mentioning how handsome he is. Stardust always considered physical beauty as peak interest thanks to Aunt Celeste, but it was much more in regards to the feminine than the masculine. Her cousin Andriel was a rather…beautiful boy. Not so much handsome. That is something that Stardust didn’t consider very much. The two were very different in her mind, and curiosity spiked. She certainly wanted to meet this man.

Stardust did not exactly intent to drop Kirain’s heart. She simply wanted to consider all possibilities, and the fact that they were taken from their homes…means that they could be taken from here. Stardust did indeed want to find a way back home, but how does this place work? Would the children transport back too, or are they tied to this place? She didn’t know the rules. Physics deemed that one cannot teleport to a new sky and fall into a new world, and yet here she is.

”Oh sweet Kirain, I meant not to distress you!” she said as she wrapped a large leg around the shoulders of the smaller wolf, pulling her in closer for a wolf-like hug. ”It is something to always think about, the possibilities and planning for them. In my pack they would often assign god parents if something happened to a parent on the hunt- those who would take care of the pups if their parents died. It is just…planning is all! You are right though, Kirain, you are you! You must have…hope! And do not…worry about the future, just prepare! You must live well with your Lestan!” she blabbered, a bit flustered that she upset Kirain so much without intending to. Look, she would upset her siblings sometimes and that was intentional at times. This though? She couldn’t stand it. She sure talks a lot, but sometimes she doesn’t know what to say.

Stardust is not used to making others cry. Sure, she can be bratty, but usually she was the one who ended up crying. She had never seen Aurora shed a tear, and Polaris was just…well normal. She had never encountered the situation where she needed to comfort someone else in this situation, and she found herself feeling rather guilty.

She knew that she did not exactly CAUSE the tears. She simply pointed out concerned with this weird place they ended up in. Kirain had a fear that she would lose everything, because the poor girl had already lost everything before- something Stardust was unfamiliar with. She holds Kirain closer to her.

”I guess, really, that could happen to anyone at any time, no matter where we came from really. Death is always a thing that can take us, but look at how many wolves and other creatures still have their pups and such? Yes, you still move on with your plans! Maybe, this is death and we ended up here. Who knows.” she said, not knowing if that was more comforting or would simply make things worse. It was true though, there was always a chance death could take a mother from her pups early. Being teleported to other worlds? Perhaps this was death indeed, and it was a cycle of death to other worlds. The thought was…annoying really.

”Well, survival is important and you have shown to be good at it. Let this be a place where we don’t have to fight it often, eh?” she hoped, knowing full well their first days here were absolutely miserable, but afterwards it was…okay at least. Much like any other place.

”Plans? Travel? I would not ask you and your husband such a thing. You have chosen a den and a home to raise your pups!” she said, shaking Kirain lightly with a bit of a grin growing on her dark maw. ”How about, you two stay here, and I will go out traveling every now and then to see what others have found out. Then I will come back and let you know my findings. I mean…I DO enjoy a bit of relaxation, so I would plan on…oh you know, sunbathing on that rock over there? Or my cousin Andriel taught me about perfumes, I could gather flowers so that you will smell divine for your husband!” she mused, pointing her nose to a nearby large stone, that truthfully would be great for a good sun bath. ”And someone has to teach your pups about prim and proper grooming! Not that you are not groomed, but I am a…specialist!” she said prospering herself up, trying to lighten the mood even just a little bit. It was sorta nice to think about…having a nice place to return to while still searching for the way back home. Why not?

She meant not to dwell on such dark matters for too long, but there are simple facts to be considered. Stardust shook her head with a laugh at Kirain’s comment. It saddened Stardust that Kirain had to deal with so much death in her life, so early on. She had to do her best to make sure no much such things occurred. Kirain’s words on being lucky to have Stardust as a friend though? She felt…odd about it. Undeserving, really.

”Naw, I am lucky to have YOU,” she protests, knowing full well that she finds herself correct in this manner and that Kirain just hasn’t dealt with…the real Stardust. Perhaps this world had somehow changed her for the better, no longer as bratty and prissy. She shook her head at the mention of badgers. ”Well, we know what to do if we encounter one again, team work!” she exclaims, puffing her chest. It was actually an easy battle with the two of them.

Then the unthinkable- sure Stardust had no met Lestan yet, but Kirain brought up a fear that he may find someone more suitable than her. Stardust pulled her leg away, her face wrinkling in confusion. An almost menacing look came to her visage, as she gently tried to bop Kirain’s nose with her paw. ”You will say NO such thing, dear. How dare you think there be anyone more suitable!” she scolded, knowing full well there probably was not anyone more suitable. She is more determined to meet this man now, though.

”Yes, Auntie Stardust will make sure they are well cared for whenever I puppy sit them,” she said, but deep down she feared all the…biting and chewing. Pups used their mouths a little more than Stardust preferred. The woman looked around, eyes attempting to spot where Kirain’s den was to be.

”Okay dear, where is it exactly you two are staying? I must get started on my own spot,” she asks, nose to the air as she sniffed the freshness of the area. It smelled much less…intense than forest areas, much more clean and clear. She lifts herself up, stretching her legs out as she awaits Kirain’s confirmation.