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Emris tilted her head slightly, her gaze never quite leaving his. “But if we all end up in the same place, it’s what we do ‘fore we get there that matters, ain’t it?”

She let her weight shift as she settled more comfortably on the rock, the salt-laden breeze ruffling her thick fur.

Her lilac eyes flicked to the gull again, her paw resting lightly against its feathered body. She shoved it back towards the stranger man.

“Y’ seem like someone who knows that well enough,” she added, her voice low but steady.

“Big or not, y’ve held your ground here. That’s worth somethin’.”