Dragoncrest Cliffs my tree house is on fire

She should have never hung out with Reek to begin with - that's what she'd surmised so far, with a mind bubbling with too many thoughts. It was Reek's fault; if he hadn't been there, preying on her, after Ukko left -- but no, that wasn't true either. Tavi sighed again, shifting position a little bit, but the breath caught in her throat when she heard a voice. For a split second she wondered if Reek had followed her here, and her fur puffed, she bristled and reared back so that she could see above the grass. But it wasn't her bedraggled co-pilot that met her eyes -- it was a big pale dude, and he spoke with a voice that sounded strange to her ears.

Tavi would have to stow her feelings for now - her thoughts, her fears, her indecision - lest she look weak before the stranger. He could've been a new recruit, or perhaps a danger to herself. She inhaled a slow breath to try and level off her heartbeat, and then rose out of the dry grass. Instead of presenting herself with her head held high and her posture mighty, Tavi was diminished. She couldn't help it - everything was weighing too heavily upon her shoulders. As she caught the eye of the pale stranger, she diverted her gaze and muttered, h'lo.