The Pack and Me

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 She didn't feel like eating right now, she knew she was being a bit rude but she couldn't get herself to talk or do anything she just wanted to sit there. After Alice left Ember could hear Richey and Alice talking through the door as he said, "I guess it's a once a night kind of thing." Alice then said, "I don't think she went back to sleep last night she still wouldn't talk to me this morning. she would just shake her head or nod her head but wouldn't say anything, I think last night's nightmare was worse than the others she has had." Richey said, "I see well then maybe we shouldn't let her go out today let her rest." Alice then said, "I don't think we should keep this from Koda. I'm sure it will cheer her up to see him or someone from his pack."

Richey then said, "then go get Nala or Nanook. I was told she is close to them." Alice then said, "she is closer to Koda and I know he can calm her down." Richey then said, "no get one of them." Alice didn't say anything else neither of them did. Soon Ember found her coat and started to leave the room when someone told her that she wasn't supposed to leave the house.

So, she went back to the room. After Alice left, she headed straight to Gray's pack house, when she got there, she knocked on the door. Gray answered and looked at Alice and said, "she had a nightmare didn't she." Alice nodded and said, "it must have been a bad one she screamed when she woke up and I haven't been able to get her to say a word since she woke up. My dad asked, me to get Nala or Nanook. He was against me getting you, but I thought you should know. I did get her to take a bath last night to help her relax but I don't think it helped. She was in there for a while and when I went in to check on her, she was pulling down her shirt. I saw a scar on her side... where did she