Koa nuzzled against her hair a little, growling in response to her playfulness.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">I'm not...I'm just trying to survive on my own.</span><br/><br/>It didn't sound to hard for a human, living on their own...but a wolf. Werewolves were extremely pack oriented, it was extremely hard to get by without a mate or at least a partner.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">It's not even a type of strength...it's mind.<br/>I knew when to back down...to surrender....stay away from others' packs and eventually found myself here... </span><br/><br/>He started licking at her bangs absentmindedly, his instincts kicking in for the first time in awhile. Normally in a pack the wolves would wash each others' pups...he'd never had any kind of experience with it, but still had the feeling that that should have been part of his daily routine.