Redhawk Caldera Kangaroo court

Goodness, I love how you play him. You can either post once more for 10 or just archive this; up to you! :) <3

She didn't actually expect him to acknowledge her or make a reply. But Nightjar surprised her once again, saying simply, "I will." For some inexplicable reason, his voice caused her lower lip to tremble. Would she ever hear his voice again? Would it ever contain warmth for her? She imagined that they would get past this one day, though she knew Nightjar was a homebody who wouldn't have much patience for her lingering at the borders. She wasn't sure the two of them would ever share the same patch of ground easily again.

And he wasn't the only one she was losing today, of course. There were her parents, her sister, Elwood, Finley and Jr... Wildfire's eyes began to swim, yet she blinked back the tears. She looked at Nightjar, then past him, to her former homeland. Her heart rose into her throat. This was really it. She simultaneously wanted to throw up and cry. Once again, she was tempted to dart past him and make a run for it. Or maybe she could sneak back later.

But the finality of everything settled into the pit of her stomach like curdled milk. With a stitch in her chest, Wildfire turned her back on her brother and everyone else at the caldera, including the misshapen mountain itself. Still denying herself the cathartic relief that crying would bring, she began to walk, then jog, then run full tilt, heading toward the trees of Bramblepoint, where she would gather herself and howl her final farewell.