Horizon Ridge A Flicker in the Wind

An unwitting heh sound escaped Pied when Kisu mentioned the sea, for she knew that sentiment well herself. Otherwise, she remained quiet and still, her eyes still closed as she listened. The thing was, she had Hawkeye's blessing to move for him if she wanted. Pied didn't know how she felt about that idea—Hawkeye was her friend and she didn't want to abandon her pack—but, at the very least, she knew it was an option.

She lifted her eyes, which were shimmering. "Why would you take it upon yourself to randomly assume I'd lost interest, Kisu? That makes no sense and, I'm sorry, but it's stupid." She bit her lip, then released it and sucked in a breath. "Hawkeye actually gave me her blessing to move, you know. I might have considered it too but now I'm not sure you're worth it." Part of it was the pain speaking but that uncertainty was real, which was evidenced by the sudden quivering of her lower lip.