Tuktu Hinterlands I have wandered long enough to know how good a good thing was

bringin these two back in <3 bc I'm hopin things will calmmm

Fennec was lucky.  From the moment she woke, it was clear the unknown woman was reluctant at best and spiteful at worst, especially when she learned the girl she'd saved had no sight to speak of.  The young wolf was terrified, despite being so numbed by exhaustion.  She'd panicked, gotten herself lost, and nearly died for it.  She couldn't make it alone.

But the woman didn't leave.  Fennec had tracked her as she rested, panicking anytime she left earshot and feeling a rush of relief whenever she returned.  This wasn't a reality she enjoyed, but she hardly remembered a time she wasn't dependent.  This woman was a shoddy stand in for Figment, but she was all Fenn had right now.

She missed her brother.

At first she mostly slept, but as she regained herself, the woman gave her a choice; follow or be left.  It wasn't really a choice, though, was it?

She followed.