Greatwater Lake When I stood right here

may make this a thread with myself! We'll see ^^

The longer she stayed in Mereo, the more out of sync Fennec felt. The pack was happy and thriving in a way that made it seem as though she were simply watching from the sidelines. The longer she observed, the more the bitterness of everything she wanted and didn't have spiked further within. It felt like she was being slowly poisoned.

She was supportive of @Killdeer. She did not get to know the others. Any time she spent with @Towhee was brief and superficial.

When she finally managed to find a path, and learn it well enough, Fennec only felt slightly better for being able to leave momentarily. She wouldn't go too far this way, since his call had come from it, but the lake she'd found would have water plants that the canyon couldn't provide. It also had quiet.

Rather than immediately get to work, Fennec stood in the cool mud of the bank and let out a long breath. Without her son's presence here, she knew she wouldn't go back. Maybe that was her problem. When had home ever been a thing she'd known within herself, rather than a place someone else decided to settle? The Caldera had come close... before he ruined it.

Was she letting him to ruin this too? That was an annoying thought. One that she was way too fucking tired to unpack right this moment, but also one that she kept. It would probably come in handy one of these days.