Bearclaw Valley give back a hungrier stare

messed up af timeline; @Xan & @Indra

whatever mona had decided to do in the interim between departing tindome and meeting two dwellers of bearclaw, nathaniel had not discovered her. it was a decidedly thinner and slightly bedraggled firebird that stepped on small paws to the borders of the place where both tadec and indra lived — their scents were here, and for a moment, the girl's heart was soothed at the potential of no longer being merely herself in the wilds.
too exhausted to groom much more than the disheveled fur along her breastbone and forelegs, the mayfair set adrift a low trill for leadership, settling herself on her haunches and biting her lip to keep from dozing.