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Cameo! You can ignore Moorhen. She's out of the way and isn't going to intrude unless she thinks Maegi is being threatened.

Leaving the safety of the island made her anxious. Having Coelacanth away from the island made her anxious. Being so far from the pups made her anxious. The weird hot water in the pools around them made her anxious. Even so, she found herself tentatively optimistic about the trip. It was kind of nice to stretch her legs again, and maybe she'd see Poet around once more? She missed Poet more than any of the others, although she also thought of Rheia and Hella with some frequency.

Her family on the island were more important, though. Maegi was important.

Moorhen didn't pretend to understand why she was leaving, but she kept her disapproval to herself as best she could. Sometimes, you just had to go. The best she could do was keep the pale girl safe on her travels, and hope that her new family would do the same if Maegi ever wanted to come back. Which is why Moorhen was watching carefully from a few dozen yards away, hidden under the bush she'd chosen for her night's resting place. The fur along her spine was bristling already, but she laid in wait, not wanting to act prematurely.