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"Can I come with you? My work here is done. Selene might need some space." I wag my tail and beg with my eyes. I nose is cloged from the scent of blood. I am itching to hunt.

I cough again reminding them I'm here and I look towards a scared Luna and a horrified Hawk." Take those to with you. They shouldn't experience this." I say to Wander and Night

"Go ahead, your father will be okay, but we need you to go outside for a bit, okay? Play with you cousins and auntie" I tell Hawk and Luna, I notice the looks on their faces and sigh. I crouch beside them and whisper "We'll be okay. You're grown up and strong now, i trust you can take care of yourselved now. I need you to be brave. Can you do that for me?" I say to them, and then follow wander an night outside. I go and sitdown next to Ace, ignoring the blood on the floor. "Night says you'll be okay" I say to Ace "but you can't keep living like this. We need to find a cure. SparrowHawk is on it, I think" I say, wondering where he went. "Want to drink something?" I ask him, tilting my head slightly

Juniper sighed with relief when Ace (at least partially) recovered. He hoped he would be okay for a while, but if there was one thing he knew about blackcough, it was that it was relentless. He walked up to Ace and stood a few paces away. "Mind if I join you?"

Pandora watched the new dog leave camp to hunt. Another canine, she thought. Well, there were more important things to worry about than that.

She moved closer to Ace, trying to see if he was alright. She was surprised to find Juniper there. She flicked her tongue, and Ace still smelled of blood and sickness. She sighed worriedly. "I want to stay here too, if that's alright." She and Ace weren't particularly close, but they were groupmates now. It would be horrible if something happened to him.

I look towards the snake and the deer and smile." Yeah you guys can join." I say hoarsely from yelling at Spsrrow and I lay down falling into a restless sleep

Juniper layed down near Ace. He felt bad, but he kept his distance in case it was contagious.

Juniper hadn't spent a lot of time with Pandora yet. She was pretty quiet compared to a lot of the others. He listened to Ace's breathing for a bit, and it seemed relatively steady.

He still wanted to get marjoram, fennel, and oregano for Ace's cough, but of the animals had already left camp, and he suspected that Pandora wouldn't be able carry much. He sighed. Ace was okay for now, he supposed. It could probably wait.

Pandora moved closer and curled up.

Since Ace seemed alright for now, Pandora decided to focus on other things. The council had yet to be assembled, and she wasn't sure who would join. Nightingale and Selene seemed likely. Maybe Sparrowhawk would too. She would've bet on Ace before the cough, but now she wasn't too sure.

There were a lot of canines in the group, too, which Pandora wasn't too fond of. They were even calling the group a pack. She couldn't really see Bai or Juniper joining the council, and she wasn't keen on the hard work and responsibility it would require. But at the same time, she didn't want the group to be completely run by canines. Maybe she would join, after all. It wouldn't be so bad, since she'd be sharing the responsibility with others.