Red listened with a heavy heart as Ferdie spoke to her, his voice having taken on a tone that she did not like. She watched as he walked away stiff-legged, all amiableness gone from his body language. The coywolf had thought that by telling him about her plans in advance, it might mean that she and the Sunspire could remain friendly with one another when she left, but that didn’t seem to be the case now. Red wanted to curl up on the ground where he had left her and hide her face under her paws, and at the same time, she wanted to run around like crazy, knocking into things and tiring herself out. She knew she wouldn’t be able to sleep now…
In the end, she ran down the mountain and fled as far as her paws would take her. There, in some unnamed area of the Wilds, she collapsed in exhaustion and sorrow. How was she ever going to leave now…?