Stavanger Bay stars fall from my mouth tears my eyes can't carry

The stranger put space between them and then proceeds to speak as Silas engages. Her attention snaps quickly to her friend, a little surprised but thankful he takes hold of the conversation. Still, she’d much preferred turning and leaving and finding a spot to enjoy the sky. As another several meteors fly overhead, she glances up but she struggles to admire them as she wants with the stranger moves on to explain his purpose. Her fur remains stiff upon her scruff and she doesn’t know where to look or keep her focus.
 
Instead of engaging the stranger, Qilaq slowly steps forward and takes the kill from Silas’ feet (not that he can’t protect it himself) and pulls it closer to her, away from Nikai. She holds it for a moment longer, looking at the green-eyed boy, and eventually tears herself away further down the coast.