The Sunspire this way, that way · joining

Ty very nearly did not wake up when Summer pressed his nose into her own, and yet somehow she managed to rouse herself enough to lift her heavy lids and look at him. He asked if he could feed her, and she nodded solemnly. Her homecoming had not gone as planned, not in the least, and she could not see herself returning there. If they really cared about her, they could come find her here. If not, that was their loss. Once she was better, she did intend to find her father and seek him out. He was the only one who had not ignored her, even if he had left with Fox to start his family there. She did not want to bother him, but she would visit.

“I want to stay here,” she croaked warily before Summer had a chance to run off and find food for her. “Once I’m better, I can help hunt. My dad was helping me become a gamekeeper before he left with Fox.” She had been his apprentice for a short while, and she had learned much in that time. Tytonidae knew that she would be required to pull her own weight at The Sunspire, but she was not put off by such things. At least here, she would not have the constant family dynamic weighing her down.

Here, she had Summer.