Big Salmon Lake I got used to living without you

!! <3

It was quiet. Normally that wasn't her speed and she'd have been off to find something a little more interesting, but for some reason, she basked in it now. With nothing but the water, a couple of birds, and the gentle breeze, she could separate herself from the shit she'd said to her mom. From how hard it had been, lately, to deal with Killdeer the way she should.

She wasn't a shitty mom, but she'd never been ready to do this alone. She wouldn't take the blame for that.

Fennec wended her way carefully along the edge of the water, cutting a lazy circle with her feet firmly planted in the lake's bottom. She'd swum out in it once before, but if she wasn't careful, it was pretty easy sometimes to forget which way was land. She didn't tend to attempt it when she was out here alone, not since that first time.

Or... not alone. Her ears flicked as a slight sound came traveling across the water. She couldn't tell where from, but it didn't sound too far off, and it did sound like a wolf. Well.... that or something similar enough. She stopped where she was and both ears lifted, but she didn't announce herself just yet. If she was mistaken and it wasn't something friendly, being caught in the water wasn't exactly a good plan. Carefully, and quietly, she lowered her shoulders so that only her head was above, listening for any further sign.