Another pair of usanaugh, a shaman, Lev, and McKenna were good protection for a demie’s first trip into the city. And of course, with her demi close by she was safe enough. He would’ve preferred to keep her right under his wing, but Bella and Jolie had their own ideas—and girls knew what others of their kind required.
usanaughdemiedemiBesides, this was a test like any other. Zoe needed her twin, certainly—but she also needed others of the Pride, a warm shield of Voice and laughter, claw and hide. Bell kept whispering confidentially to her fellow demie, earning more than one smile; Zoe’s lips turned down before rising, as if she couldn’t believe her own amusement. Jolie simply ambled on Zo’s other side, but the shaman was alert, her head up and her dark gaze moving smoothly over terrain.
