<div style="text-align: justify;">Marissa could understand being cautious perfectly well. She had been extremely cautious in her relationships up until now as well, keeping people from getting too close. While prior to this moment, being with a man wouldn’t have meant being with him forever, Marissa had something to hide, and she couldn’t expect any regular man to understand her secret. So, she could understand Nanook, and it actually made her happy to know that he had chosen her to be with him. He not only knew her secret, but had helped her with it, and they seemed to be a match made in Heaven, or whatever one could believe. At least for now, at least, everything seemed perfect for Marissa.<br/><br/>Marissa was, of course, still in the process of learning about her new nature. Still, there was something about her that made it easy to adjust to a new canine being. She was, and had always been, on her ‘good’ side, incredibly friendly and loyal to those she befriended, and these traits would probably serve her well in her new life. <br/><br/>Marissa was happy that Nanook had packed lightly like she had. It not only made things easier for them to travel, it was also another point in common. And for Marissa, who had spent her entire life being the odd one out, finding points in common with Nanook was simply delightful and made her happier than she could ever remember having been. Carrying the personal hygiene items had been a natural impulse for Marissa. She loved cleanliness, and was always washing her hands or cleaning anything she saw even slightly dirty. It wasn’t anything exaggerated, like a compulsion, but being dirty did bother Marissa a bit.<br/><br/>For now, though, Marissa was simply enjoying the moment. The place they would spend some time in was beautiful, she had to admit. If she could, Marissa considered, she might have stayed there for good. Of course, they couldn’t just drop everything and retreat to that place. It was just daydreaming. <br/><br/>Turning her attention back to Nanook when he asked what form she had in mind, Marissa nibbled on her lower lip. She didn’t know much about their nature, and about what was and was not allowed, but since Nanook had asked, Marissa came to the conclusion that there was no problem in answering honestly. “I actually felt this urge to change into a wolf. I don’t even know if we can do it, can we?”, she asked, explaining herself in a somewhat shy manner. “I have a lot to learn about all of this, you know… for now, I’m pretty much running on instinct and whatever you teach me”. <br/><br/>When Nanook asked what she would like to do, Marissa nibbled on her lip for a few seconds, as she always did when pensive, and then smiled. “I think we should drop our things inside, close the door and then have a run around… like wolves”, she finally replied, this time more firmly, since she felt confident that she was free to say whatever she wanted.</div>