Broken Antler Fen sagebrush

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While she hadn't actively avoided Teya, Bridget hadn't gone out of her way to push into her friend's business of late either. Between @Izumi and the kids and keeping up her usual roaming activities, she had plenty to keep herself occupied with anyhow. Sure, it hurt her feelings that Teya seemed keen on avoiding her, but would going after her and demanding a conversation really make things better?

Actually, yeah, probably. And she was keen on doing it if she could find a damn thing to say that hadn't already been argued about already. As if it was her fault a few of the Redhawks were loons and yet she didn't want to start a pack feud over it. Fuck.

At least, she was pretty sure that was what this had come down to. The specifics of the argument were kind of lost to the whole sleep-deprived brain fog, but one thing stood out. She'd asked Teya not to go to the Caldera, but her friend had ditched out and gone anyway. She wasn't mad but she was definitely miffed, the lamer and harder to respond to cousin.

Having just finished prepping some plants for drying out, Bridget was a little dirt-spattered and cooling off when Teya came with the moss. She was a welcome sight, but Bridget's reactionary smile fell a little flat when she noticed that something wasn't right. Okay; there were a few ways they could do this.

To hell with it, she was getting to the root of it. There was only one thing here that actually bothered Bridget and it wasn't anything about the shit situation. It was Teya shutting her out. Been a while, she started, trying her best not to sound too accusing and (mostly) succeeding. What, is this how it's going to be now? Because, no lie, it fucking blows. A little laugh helped to cut the tension, but only just. For all she knew, she'd fucked things up worse just by saying that. After all, she didn't entirely understand what she'd done in the first place.