Otter Creek Pour another drink 'til there's nothing left

He left abruptly. Her ears went back at his final words, but otherwise she just listened as he disappeared and didn’t try to stop him. It was an empty statement. She didn’t believe a bit of it.

He didn’t care any more than anyone else who said they did had. He’d go home and forget she existed.

The silent stretched longer after he was gone and after a few moments she got up and left as well, continuing on her way to see Killdeer with tired finality. This was why she had no place trying to form a pack. She had no hope she could hold onto anything meaningful anymore. There wasn’t a single person outside Killdeer who wanted anything to do with her - and she really couldn’t blame them.