<span style="font-style: italic">"I will probably join you....can't have you having Thomas all to yourself now can I?" the last bit was said in a low teasing tone as she finished up with the dishes then set about stacking them to carry back up to the cave for drying and putting away. </span><br/><br/>With that, Lucia did look at Aidan then, her eyes gleaming with the will to fight that came from her inner wolf. She gave Aidan a smirk of her own. "Well, there's nothing wrong with a little competition. I look forward to it..." Her smirk faded as another thought occurred to her. Lucia added softly, "No matter what happens, we'll still be pack. We'll still need to<span style="font-style: italic">try</span>to get along."<br/><br/>It was after she said this, that Eryan howled mournfully. When Thomas joined, Lucia couldn't resist joining as well. The entire pack howled a sad symphony, remembering the lost.<br/><br/>Lucia felt a lump in her throat and tears threatened to blind her. She quickly did her best to blink them away, but they were stubborn. Lucia watched Eryan fall to her knees as her tears spilled down her cheeks.