Sea Lion Shores i want a hot dog real bad

However long it takes Artaax to collect himself, Mallaidh waits. Her patience surprised even her. Occasionally she looks around her surroundings but she primarily focuses on Artaax. Ears twitch in each direction a sound is made but she has to make sure he comes down and is able to relax.

Of course, when he’s ready to talk, he throws questions to her about her. That’s not what this is about. Her face twists a little and she looks away from him and down at her toes, wiggling them a little.

She can’t not answer. He deserves answers just as much as Blixen and Rose.

It’s a great time for her mother’s silence but she’s able to channel some encouraging thoughts even if Lotte’s not there.

”Furi wasn’t the real me and I... had to figure it out and find, um, myself,” she says, lowering her front feet to the ground and looking over, testing the waters. ”I was talking to Blixen one day when Wildfire showed up—she doesn’t like me—and I just. I ran. You know, like I always do,” she says, smirks. She kinda laughs.