Redsand Canyon Waiting for a sign

Silence drifted in like a thick haze, darkening his vision. She’d sounded curt, and perhaps that was meant to be a message- but the fact that she’d answered him at all had to have meant something. 

He wasn’t sure why the silence hurt so much, in the wake of that momentary flutter of relief, but it did. Maybe he was foolish to feel the impulse to call out again, given the fact he’d been the one to walk out on their relationship. Maybe it was selfish of him to want to talk to her- but it felt worse to think about turning away from her yet again.

”Fennec…” His voice trailed off. Anyone could be listening, anyone could overhear simply by being in the vicinity. It felt wrong to try to explain publicly how he’d felt to hear her voice again.  ”I’m with Brecheliant, on the Caldera.” Perhaps she already knew, if Killdeer had told her, and he wasn’t sure exactly what he was implying, but nevertheless, he felt compelled to tell her, whether it was an invitation or not.