
She couldn't stop thinking about her. Not just what she said, but her. And she thought about what she'd said too, of course, but more and more Phoebe found herself thinking about the dark dragon and the unexpected wisdom behind her fascination with death.
It was driving her crazy.
It would have been one thing if Muerta had a bright pelt, or was someone she had grown up with since childhood, but Muerta? Really? Why couldn't she stop thinking about her? It just didn't make sense.
So she'd taken to avoiding the huntress, only doing tasks near the center of the pack, but she was a princess and she did her duty when she had to. So once more she set off to hunt.