She listened carefully to the words that Liss said, Stardust noticing Liss’ slowing pace. Cyan eyes turned to look at her, narrowed at how she was chased off and the guy didn’t stand up for her? Nothing? Stardust lifted her pretty head and huffed in displeasure.

”And what did he do? Nothing? He just went with them and didn’t stick up for you? HMPH!” she asked, feeling the star-touched threads on her neck sticking up a bit. Liss seemed completely unmoved by the guy, but perhaps Stardust could understand. She probably was not native to land like the rest of them, and probably was sticking to what she knows. To some, that is better than being alone.

”You would too have friends. Kirain is never mean, right? That is why you belong here. She is your friend, and you will be my friend. We won’t abandon you for mean wolves…but in the end, you make your own decisions. You get to choose who you be around, and hopefully you choose well for yourself,” she stated firmly, taking a few steps back due to the frown and slowed down pace at the sight of the water.

”Liss…you HAVE to get all the mud and stickers and such out of your fur before you visit the pups. There is poison out there, and if any of it got into your fur without your knowing…you see, pups a small and are more sensitive to things like that. We must be careful for them,” she said carefully, concern touching her dark face. Sure, she was using the pups as an extra excuse…but she was also was not wrong.

Stardust loped forward then, getting her own paws in the stream. The water was cool, but not cold. The stream itself was very gentle and the sound of it was pleasing to the ears. ”Come on now, I will help you. You can tell me all about how you got here in the first place, hm?” she said in a bit more friendly tone, hoping talking will distract the girl.