Ocean's Breath Plateau When I'm no longer useful you would secretly throw me away

The wagging of her tail had surprised him, adding to the overall uncertainty he felt. He knew who she was, and vice versa, but so long had passed since they’d last seen one another that he couldn’t help but wonder if she was the same as before. When she’d rushed towards him he had tensed up, unaware of what her intentions were until she’d nestled up against him. And the second her tongue had touched his chin he’d relaxed, realizing then that she was still the same girl he remembered. Slimmer, yes, but her external changes hadn’t seemed to have altered her internally.

Alexander hadn’t moved, allowing for her to rest her body against his. His tail had started to sway behind him, his happiness over having run into her undeniable. He’d become content, too, when she’d stated how he was remembered. Despite his joy, he couldn’t keep himself from asking, “Where’d you go?” One day she’d been there, then the next she’d been gone. Her disappearance had bothered him, but he’d never thought to search for her back then; much had happened following her departure from the woods, which had kept him preoccupied. Still, he’d never forgotten her and had hoped to himself that he might someday see her again.

Tilting his head downwards, he’d looked her over for a second or two, noticing just how different she looked. “What happened to you?” he asked, his words lacking finesse—which wasn’t anything new. “We need to get you something to eat. Haven’t you been eating?” The fact that the scent on her body was solely her own hadn’t registered within his mind just yet, and so he’d assumed that she’d found a pack to stay in. To think that she wasn’t being properly cared for irritated him, but, for now, he’d held himself together.