Redhawk Caldera But I can't fight anymore for you

She had no way of knowing what he was thinking. So to her, those words were a big part of the affirmation she needed. She wasn't just a means to an end, or a convenient lay that had accidentally turned into something more. He wasn't here out of obligation, but because he actually did care about her. Suddenly the ground they stood on felt a little more firm.

She'd come to love Killdeer deeper than even she could explain over the past few months. But she hadn't realized how little of her feelings about Bronco, and the rest of the situation, had been eating at her until he came back. His disappearance, it seemed, had only made that worse.

Okay. It came out a little weak, and she cleared her own throat. So that was... it, then. Except... Is that a yes, then? She asked it hesitantly. It felt like he understood better what she meant by it. She wouldn't tell anyone - hell, she'd even keep her mom in the dark. It only mattered that they knew.

Maybe, one day, he'd get his wish. But Fennec couldn't help but doubt it with their luck. She didn't remember the last time they'd all just been happy and, if he was being chased by something, they were at the mercy of that too.