Swiftcurrent Creek [M]Why don't you just go home

Arlette had not expected him to greet her this way. She offered him a soft smile and dipped her head. She wasn't used to the compliments but they were definitely welcome. She turned a little more serious when Arric let it all out. He really let it all out. It was good. Then he could vent and just those words be words.

He seemed to have a good self reflection as he continued. He couldn't fix them, and not everything seemed to be okay. There was so much frustration within him and she wished she could take it away. His blue eyes found her when he continued. Arlette stepped closer, over her pile of voles and then just offered him a version of a hug. She moved her face through the fluff of his neck and chest and then moved it so her snout was resting on his shoulder. She could almost reach his back but he could reach hers, rest his head on it if he wanted.

"Let it all out," she spoke. "It is okay to feel all those things." Arlette liked that he was open with his emotions. There was a lot of conflicting emotions there, something he might need to resolve. But all so broken, and little they could do about it except work on themselves. It was not his job to fix it.