Felltree Marsh i was in darkness

His offer struck her in a way she wasn't expecting.  She felt.. touched?  Grateful, of course, that Ghost would offer to look after her until she was safely in the arms of her packmates, but it was something more than that.  Another soft smile spread across her chocolate maw, this one a little brighter than the others.  Banner wasn't sure how to respond at first.  Her brain was slow to come up with a suitable response, so she looked down at the crane he'd placed before her and considered her words carefully.  "I'd like that," she said, though internally she wasn't entirely happy with the word choice.  It seemed too.. feminine?  Docile?  Ah, but there was nothing to be done about it now.

The short Marauder looked up to Ghost, her eyes searching for his in a way that seemed oddly natural for her now.  She felt comfortable around him - there was no pretense, no pressure to be the well-rounded, sociable wolf she wasn't.  There was strength in quiet companionship, an "I don't know you very well but I feel at ease around you" sort of camaraderie that she wouldn't soon forget.  "Again, thank you," she began, nodding her head politely to the dark male.  "If.. if you ever need anything, come find me."  Her words were sincere, though delivered with a trademark awkwardness that she'd likely never lose.

With that, Banner reached down and grasped the dead crane in her maw.  She chanced one last look up at Ghost before continuing on deeper into the willow trees.  Banner wasn't worried about anything or anyone catching her off guard so close to Marauder's Keep, but she felt a special comfort knowing that Ghost had her back.