Firefly Glen I'm dying to see how this one ends

Tegan! she blurts, ears perking up.  That's my... she did the mental gymnastics required to figure out what they had decided on calling each other.  cousin?  Right?  Cousins?  Yeah, they were 'cousins'.  A Blackthorn's a Blackthorn's a Blackthorn.  Whatever.

Glad to hear he could help you.  He's a good dude.  She gave a short nod and cracked another grin.

Oh really?  I happen to know a bit about that.  I don't really have much fur, hah.  I grew up somewhere a lot like this, but I split after my brother left.  Ended up in a beautiful red canyon.  Things just weren't too, uh, stable there.  And I missed my brother, she admitted.

She wondered what he was up to now, and choked the thought down as she blinked away some tears.  That was close.  So you on your own then?