Redsand Canyon Each and every breath we take

Fennec took a step back from the pelts once Germanicus had gone to find Towhee, choosing to stand instead while she waited. Despite wanting to talk to her first, Fennec had no idea what she was actually going to say. She wasn't any closer to an answer when those familiar steps approached - it felt like seconds had passed.

Seriously - what the fuck did she say here?

Sorry I fucked off, my life fell apart. Wasn't like it had much of a chance of going right anyway, though, so no big deal. Wasn't worth talking about.

Tried to start a pack, failed miserably because - right, kinda need friends for that. And guess what your daughter can't keep, surprise surprise.

Oh, Fig? Right. Ditched him halfway across the wilds and didn't even bother to say why. I'm sure he's totally fine.

The silence was wrong. It went on too long while she sank into a dozen trains of thought that were too fucked to be the first thing she said here. She was exhausted. Why had she thought this was a good idea?

This was why she'd avoided this for so long. She didn't know where to start, or how to say any of it without turning this into a trash dumping. The one bonus to mostly being numb at this point was at least she wasn't anywhere near crying. Her brain just felt like it was stalled out.

Fuck. She had nothing.