Ouroboros Spine mother and son

Fennec could tell that something was off with Killdeer but hadn’t pried. She was tired too… and that weariness wasn’t unrelated. If he was upset to be leaving, and leaving anyway, then she was no stranger to that. It was just another example of someone who loved her putting “her needs first” and then eventually resenting her for it.

All while she begged them, repeatedly, just to be honest.

She couldn’t force him to tell her the truth so she had to trust that he had really been fine leaving. And now she would have to trust that whatever home they found would truly make him happy, but the sense of things between them had sparked that unease. And once triggered it became harder to ignore.

A border? She caught the markings, but before she had time to ask, Killdeer howled. She didn’t know where this was, or how close to his dad, but she assumed he had his reasons for wanting to speak to someone here. So she waited quietly next to him, ears trained for an answer.