Overture Downs can't stand it

twitch heard him before she saw him—heavy footfalls at her back.

her ear flicked back, but she didn’t stop. didn’t turn. if he wanted to follow, she didn't really mind. she wasn’t gonna ask him to stay, wasn’t gonna ask him to leave, either.

"n' here i thought i wasn’t your problem," she muttered, voice dry, almost amused. she kept her pace, slipping between the trees with practiced ease.

she could shake him if she wanted to. knew she could slip away by the hollow a little south of here, she'd done it before. knew the quickest ways to escape, and yet, she didn’t. didn't consider him much of a threat, not by his intentions.

instead, she exhaled, low and even, and cast him a sideways glance. "got a name?"