North watched Sasha go quietly, and wondered for the first time why this stranger was going out of her way to help her. The woman obviously already had nothing to gain from her, so why bother with such a useless scrap of fur and bones? This thought struck a sudden chord of fear in North. [i]"The others...what if the rest of her pack isn't as charitable?"[/i] She shivered and pressed herself down into the couch. [i]"And if they are, what will I do next? It doesn't seem right to just say 'thank you' to someone for saving your life."[/i] 

To distract herself, North tried to focus on all of the sounds of technology that she had long since forgotten - and missed, though she would never admit it. If only she knew how to turn back human...