Greatwater Lake trying to fit beneath the skin

Exactly, she responded, heartened to see Scarab return her smile. She dipped her muzzle to take another drink, enjoying the freshness of the water. That was what she needed to focus on. Too often, she got caught up in the big, grim picture, but little things like these. . .

They helped her forget, at least momentarily, about all she had lost.

Let's rest here for a while, Maegi murmured, chin dripping as she turned to Scarab. Is that okay with you? She was exhausted, even more so after this conversation, and could use a break. Her eagerness to get home was, for now, superseded by weariness.

And she would enjoy the company of Scarab, though monsters they both may be.