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"Just run. No planning needed," Sadie said, trying to joke around a bit.

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Ai stood up, her paws sinking into mud as she did so.

"We need to have you get healed before we go anywhere." Rio said.

Ryan enters the cave. He greeted them, "Hey!"

"Uhh, hey..." Rio greeted back very nervous.

"I have some news. It seems Ai might be calming down and thinking hat she has done. Don't head to her yet, she might still be a little mad." Ryan said.

SAdie nodde weakly, wincing as she did so.

"Maybe we should go out to her and talk to her. But I am afraid she might get violent..." Rio said.

"Let's wait about an hour longer then i will go out to her before you come. when I go, Wait about 5 minutes before leaving the cave." Ryan said.

"Okay." Rio replied.

"AS long as she doesn't bite me again," Sadie said, pain radiating from the wound, making her wince.

"Don't Worry Sadie. If she tries to lunge at you, I will defend you. That is the point why Ryan is going out there first, So we can get confirmed she is feeling better." Rio said.
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A silent hour goes by.

"I will head out now. Stay in here for a while then I will come back and tell you if it is safe or not." Ryan said.

He heads to Ai, finding her in the same place.

"Hey..." Ryan greets Ai nervously.

"What?" Ai asked coldly.

"Should we make our move now? Run, I mean?" Sadie asked Rio.

"Hmm, I don't know. I wanted their help, because they are from a different pack, and maybe they could help the feud, No idea though... Also you are still hurting very badly, and I wanted you to heal first." Rio replied to Sadie.

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"Are you done thinking? I just hope you feel better." Ryan replied to Ai.

Sadie almost shrugged then thought better about it and spoke instead. "Okay," she said agreeably.


Ai didn't turn her head to look at him. "Why?"

"Well, I know you are feeling guilty inside. I didn't tell you but I noticed the last thing you said to me, it seemed that it took a lot of courage for you to say. So I left to let you think. SO I wan't to know if you are done thinking." Ryan told Ai.

"I'm don," AI said, shortly and harshly, her words cutting through the warm breeze like ice.

"Hmm... I see some tension... So I think I will back away For a little bit." Ryan said.

He backed out.. Ran to Rio and Sadie, but in an odd direction so Ai cannot follow his scent and so she would get confused.

He arrives at the cave.

"I would avoid her... She still seems in a killing mood. I would just Run away. Head to where she could never find you again. I don't want either of you killed." Ryan said to them.

"We were planning to head back to our camps and end that feud. We would of liked your help, but it seems we can't use it. We plan to leave soon as soon as she heals... but we might leave now. And we will just settle way north away from anyone until she does." Rio Replied back.

"We don't have to leave Rio," Sadie said, a thought coming over her. "I don't think she would truly kill anybody....I think she just did it out of anger, and wasn't thinking clearly." she said softly.

As if to prove her point. AI walked in right then, her ears laid back.

"Hey Ai..." Rio said, nervous...

"What brings you in here?" Ryan asked.

"I uh, wanted to .....apoligize." AI said awkwardly, flicking her ears self-consiously, shuffling her paws on the ground.


Sadie threw Rio and Ryan a glance that plainly said, "I told you so" before looking back at Ai. "I forgove you." she said softly.

Ai burst into tears, and SAdie limped towards her. AI buryed her muzzle in Sadie's fur, tears leaking onto both of them