Felltree Marsh new year’s day

Boone arrived with questions, and Mae answered to the best of her ability. Before long, the man grabbed her scruff and began to pull, and Blackbird did her best to be helpful by peddling her back legs, hoping to help push herself toward him.

There was so much that she wanted to say, but words failed her; she was scared half to death by all of this and still didn't know if she was going to make it out alive.

Soon enough, with 99.9% of Boone's effort being her saving grace, she stumbled onto solid ground. She collapsed as soon as she came ashore, panting heavily as she looked up at the man who saved her life. Thank you, she panted. I owe you—what? Her life? She was only six months old and didn't know too much about the real world.

Lemme know how I can repay you, she said, looking up at him as her ears fell back, expecting some sort of lecture regarding her carelessness and how she could have died.