Moonsong Glacier earth skills

his sterness? expected. deserved perhaps. the rushed ptero that conveys his relief at seeing her? well, this is surprising. and to her dismay, it works to fuel the guilt already gnawing like a starving hellhound at her bones. she hadn't considered that her prolonged trip would cause such worry.

perhaps worry for her was default, given her chances of being caught off guard were so much more higher than everyone else's.

while towhee jr didn't feel any more vulnerable because of her disabilities, she knows, logically, that she was. ghost could only do so much to help her.

she resists the urge to scowl at her own thoughts, not wanting to think them. they were intrusive. unwelcome.

-i am sorry, dutch.- she is genuine as she signs these words, body language apologetic. -i went further than i'd intended to and then i made a pit stop to sun mote copse. to see my family.- and it had been nice to see them again. -meerkat, my sister, she's due to give birth very soon.- towhee adds, unaware that she had missed it on her journey back to morningsong.

-i didn't mean to cause you worry.- she hadn't thought she was significant enough to cause much worry. it wasn't as if she'd made many friends during her time here. dutch, perhaps. ariadne... but that one stung and she shoves it away.

-my mom was pretty mad at me, when she saw me at sun mote copse,- jr admits, ears fluttering back to rest at half mast atop her skull. still, she knows she deserved it. -i'm going to go stay with them. help njord and meerkat out.-