Wheeling Gull Isle healing

Last from me! Feel free to wrap up!

Strand shifted uncomfortably when Padma got up to move closer to her, a slight frown on her face for just a moment. But then she brushed the feeling away. Padma had proven herself to be a kind and gentle girl, with enough fire in her to give some of it back to Strand. The sandy yearling figured that wolves like Padma were wolves she should have on her island. She needed them complacent enough to do what she said, but not so soft that they couldn’t hold their ground at all against her words. Overall, Padma had impressed her. At the front of her mind, she still thought she was better than the girl for being older and somehow more experienced from almost drowning and losing a fight against a ghost. But in the back of her mind, she knew she and Padma were really equals and it wasn’t fair to treat her new friend like a commodity.

Padma told her Strand could only protect her when she got better. Strand grinned. “True enough,” she admitted. “But that means I’ll need your help. I can’t move around too much with this bum shoulder so I’ll need you to hunt for me and stuff.” A bit of nervousness entered her voice. “If… that’s cool with you?” She wanted to be sure and strong but didn’t want to push her friend away by being too bossy, so this was her compromise.