Jade Fern Grove people would tell us to get a grip of ourselves

Well! Acheron was a man after her own heart. It wasn’t unusual for Alyx to develop these flash-in-the-pan attractions — few stuck longer than a few days, so it was mostly a teenage girl thing rather than a real crush — so it wasn’t unusual for his admission to fill her belly with butterflies.

It was still thrilling, though. It was easy to forget about the mud wetting her fur when he was good looking and cleanly and calm all at the same time. He didn’t seem worried about the badger, so she supposed she shouldn’t be, either. She did cast a look past him and resolved to keep one eye on the foliage.

Here? Nah, she said with a wave of her paw. I’m from down south, but I like to hang around here. There’s a lot of prey. I’m guessing you aren’t, either? From the sound of it, the only reason he was in the area was because it was where the badger had chased him.