Swiftcurrent Creek wrecking ball {joining}

Scimitar decided for her with one word, "Stay." Kaskara smiled weakly, pushing herself up and away from him, to look over at the leader. She kept her ears down, her head lowered, her eyes averted from the others' gaze. Everything she had not done at the plateau, she had done here. Kas noticed how she attempted to speak, but her mouth worked around her silent voice.

Then, finally, she spoke, flatly inviting her to stay, for she was Scimitar's brother. Kaskara took that gratefully, stepping toward Bazi cautiously, lowering herself onto her belly in front of her. "Thank you, miss," she whispered, licking her chin gently. "I pledge myself not only to Swiftcurrent Creek, but also to you. What is your name?" The gratitude that swelled within her at that moment leaked into her very voice, the very tears that slipped under her lids and ran down her stained cheeks.