Noctisardor Bypass dropping green

heda continued to not quite-avoid @Anselm. it was truly her discomfort with her reaction around druid's having stumbled upon them that kept her aside, not the man himself. when she found his trails crossing through weald and clearing, she hesitated, forming an adjacent track. the den mother was cordial and warm when they met, though her gaze a specific weight for him alone. but she did not seek him out and he did not look for her either.
it was the truthful sin of her unchecked desire which kept her aside, for heda was shaken by her want for something more with him. glaukos could have been a beginning. but anselm was.
etienne was someone for who she felt much affection. he had saved she and ava. he was gone now, and she couldn't help wondering if he would ever be back. or if he wanted to come back.
she joined druid with a gentle look, knowing that there was more behind the knowing, pretty eyes of her sister than she could ever hope to imagine. "feels like they just got here and already they're off," she sighed, remembering how young her own firstborn had been when they began to explore the island.