Whitefish River last week, i realized i crave pity

She'd spilled out words so fast that she hadn't noticed, at first, the easy-going way he slurred her name into two syllables, and stood enchanted by it while waiting for his response. Then came the response.

Joy— Oh! she exclaimed at his revelation, grinning. This grin began to fade fast as that previous emotion was tinged with disappointment; they weren't staying.

But. . . Oh, he had invited her to come along! Blueberry shook her head, paused, and then shrugged.

Well, yes and no. I was with Vesper, but she left without telling me and I don't know where she is, she told him, her voice falling briefly into angst before resuming its normal low, even tone. Since then, yeah. But I ran into Fennec the other day and helped find food for you guys!

She beamed at him, hoping he'd find her charming and helpful as any wolf could be.