Broken Antler Fen Young and loaded

Thankfully, the white alpha took the joke and smiled, and Ambrosia knew she was safe to come the next few feet forward before plopping to her side across from Pearl. Her own tail swished across the earth gently, and she was happy to spend a few easy moments with her friend. 
  
                  "Congratulations, by the way. Nothing too much since we came home - Sorry about being gone so long."

At her apology, the woman's inky mask fell into a solemn one. She wasn't sure if Pearl knew about Brandy's state of mind before, but she never had been one to hide things.

                                                        "Brandy, she.... Well, she lost her shit to be honest. She came to me sobbing and begging me to take her anywhere, to help her. So I took her to climb mountains: can you think of anything more tiring? I figured we'd be gone a day or two at most, but she was a lot worse than I thought."