Chapter 46

Stares followed her once more, though, it tended to be the children's eyes rather than the adults. They have yet not learned the hardships of life and couldn't help but be intrigued by the scars on skin, curious about the stories that came with them. Though Thaelia still felt uncomfortable and held malice towards the permanent marks on her arms, she showed them anyways. As she continued to strengthen her relations within the pack, completing tasks such sewing clothes for expecting mother's or simplify just engaging in conversation, she noticed how they wore their marks proudly. Some scars were unable to be hidden, such as the face and neck but some modified their clothing to almost flaunt particularly horrific injuries. Sleeves or a pant leg were cut off high on one side sometimes all the way up to the shoulder or hip. Sometimes, a statistically placed, triangular shaped gap was placed in clothing, revealing an area of stomach or back. Even though these severe and traumati