Wild Berry Meadow It was all she had

Irritation nipped at the edges of her patience. She stifled a sigh, eyeing the two before her. Did she really want to go down this road? To entangle herself with them even further?

She turned the thought over in her mind, weighing the cost of engagement. Finally, she exhaled through her nose and muttered, Ain’t mean nothing by it. Take it or leave it.

Hoping that would be enough to end the exchange, she shifted her stance, half-turning away as if something more interesting had caught her attention. Her gaze drifted over the field, ears flicking as if listening for something just beyond reach, something, anything, to focus on instead of them.