Two Rivers Isle Kaleidoscope mind

Seemed like a good place to wrap! Just tap me if you mind the implication at the end and I'll change it. :)

"Yeah," Bat replied, "I'll hang out here." She was still a little damp, so she could use the warm-up. Motioning for Apple to scoot over a bit, she flopped down beside her. She hadn't slept beside anyone in Tegan in so long. It was kind of strange but not unpleasant.

While Apple presumably powered down for a rest, Bat stayed wide awake, thinking about Tegan and all manner of things. Eventually, she not only dried off, she grew overly warm. She rose carefully, trying not to rouse her sleeping companion, and stretched her legs. While she was up and moving, she thought it might be nice if she snatched a bite of something to eat for Apple when she awoke.

By the time the youth managed to strike a trail, catch her game and return to the spot where she'd left Apple, the shadows were lengthening. At first, she thought the darkness was cloaking Apple's figure at the foot of the cedar or that the leaves had drifted over her. She dropped the dead vole and sniffed around, nosing aside some leaf litter, but there was no sign of her. Apple was gone.