Wilder purred happily as Mother's approval washed over her. She couldn't remember the last time someone had been so proud of her or called her "clever" or "smart". This felt so good, being a part of Mother. Why did she ever reject her? "Oh, yeah! Of course they would!"

She bounded into the den - she knew Mother would be in there - and gazed upon the mass of fungus for the first time. Perhaps if she had seen it before, she would have been disgusted by the pulsing, writhing mess of white, but now she only held love and affection for the thing in front of her. "I'll be okay," she reassured Mother. "I won't tell them about you, I promise! They trust me, so this shouldn't be too hard!"

Leaning forward, she gently bit off a bit of Mother's body and held it gently in her jaws. I'll be fine, she said again through the link. I'll see you in Canis, Mother. She then turned and stepped out of the den, tail high and eyes sparkling, walking past Azrael and Reji, the former giving her a gruff snort and a nod before disappearing into the shadows again. She turned and bounded towards the exit of Cetus to return back to the bone room.

*exit, unless stopped