Sage had never felt a contradiction of emotions this powerful before. So much bad news had been revealed to her and yet anger lingered. Her chest hurt as if the emotional pain was taking on a physical ailment. And still, the bitterness of her rage remained. The wolf forced herself to smile at @Eros to show her gratitude. She turned to her mother with a gentle voice, "I'll catch up with you tonight, the pack den is easy to find. Go rest." Giving commands to her mother seemed odd, and she could see a reaction form and fade on the elder's face. Regardless doing such had come almost naturally to the girl. She was only doing what was best for her packmate, family ties aside, and within her superiority.
Once she was sure everything was handled, the Hervok woman walked towards the brooding male. He stood amongst the trees in a foreign manner that made her skin crawl. This was not the soft and sweet wolf she knew. Her ears flattened, eyes looking over him, and whined.
Sage approached him, not as his higher-up, but his...girlfriend? "Ollie?" Her voice was a frail whisper. Her creamy paws took tentative steps to close the distance. She wanted to reach out and touch him. Her belly was in knots, "A-are you mad at me?" She looked up at him with beady eyes full of hurt.