Silver Creek all i want is to have my peace of mind.

She should have probably known that the question would come, but she hadn't really considered it much.  Let alone found a place to land on it.  She missed her family incredibly, but traveling with Penn had been freeing. Even with his nicknames and teasing, he never made her feel like she wasn't good enough to be there.  Because the way he treated her had never been any different than the way he treated everyone else... and it was one of the things she liked best about him.

Would Towhee and Phox see her differently now? Or would they make her stay?

Yeah, I bet, she said, dismissively.  It was clearly not an answer, but she wasn't ready to give one yet.  Penn's own made her snort quietly, but she wondered if she would be able to let him leave without her.

It was stupid to worry about that before she even got home, yeah?

I can't wait to tell Wraen about all the places we went.  She added, changing the subject.  Is there anyone in particular you're excited to see, Fig?  Her tone raised a bit in a teasing lilt at the end.  She remembered he and Nellie had hung out it felt like a lot, though she didn't actually honestly want to know more than that.