Dragoncrest Cliffs now keen eyes are keener

 the wave of anxiety and adrenaline blixen has been riding since leaving mother with her family is slowly crashing. really, everything had happened so quickly - getting nomi to agree to bring her and artaax, finding mother at the caldera, mother not waking up, them leaving her... the girl been struggling to find a grip to hold. 

the crushing pressure she's been placing herself under - that desire to be the strongest for them - is still present, but having nomi officially recognize her efforts with the title of gona has helped sooth some of her raging energy. she knows she still has a long way to go and her training must be relentless, but she feels she has regained some more control over her environment. even if she had been forced to leave mother behind.. but she knows nomi is right about that, even if she has to remind herself every time she feels a little bit angry. 

and she has a real friend now - not that bobby and artie aren't great, but they're her brothers and kind of clunkheads. furi is still sort of a weird puzzle but her previous doubts about the girl have all but vanished. she smiles a little thinking of her friend, even when she stops to rub herself against a tree. jeez, she's been so itchy all day..

augh. with a slightly irritable huff the ginger presses on, heading toward the graveyard-garden. with hux gone she wants to keep up with it - as best she can, given how little she knows. at the very least she'll keep it weed-free until the snow starts to fall... though she hopes they'll be back before then. every few minutes she pauses to itch herself with increasing annoyance, but she does not pause in her mission, yet.