The stench of urine and
feces hung in the room around Kora. She huddled with her comrades, in
the cold, dank prison cell. There was barely enough room to stand,
let alone sit down. They'd been here for at least several days, and
her attempt at tracking there location had failed after the second
0300 move they had done. The young wolf closed her eyes and made a
vain attempt at sleeping, and was jarred awake sometime later by a
blast of ice cold water. Reeling, she found herself shivering as her
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The tracing of claws
along her toned body left her to shiver slightly as her mistress
walked around her. The scent of light lilac perfume hung around her,
which, years ago, would have calmed her. Now it only let her know
that she was being judged. Property, after all, didn't have much say
in how it was used. She'd managed to keep herself under her mistress'
wing through exceptional behavior and hoped that would be enough to
save her again. Each year, the festival came around, and each year
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