Sleepy Fox Hollow this goes beyond me, beyond you

That's okay! This is moving week for me, so I won't likely be very fast either. <3

She saw the flash of red from the corner of her eye and turned, meeting the boy's beaming face with a smile. She gave him a maternal swipe of her tongue across his forehead, smoothing the fur there. Hi, Elfie, Maegi murmured, happy to see him. How are you settling in here?

She continued to walk along, but slower, allowing her little companion to fall into step. So withdrawn she'd been as of late that she felt she hadn't devoted proper time to the boy. She would make every effort to change that, going forward. He'd obviously been through a lot, and she owed it to him to be present.