Barrow Fields moonriser

His words earned a nonplussed blink of yellow eyes. Pie’s lips parted as an argument sprang to the tip of her tongue. But she pressed them together and thought it over for a moment before saying anything. This gave Alaric a chance to repeat his concern about the ghost town the wilderness had become lately. It clearly perturbed him quite a bit.

I wasn’t a fan of the sea, at first. Actually, Tiuttuk could admit to him, it still isn’t my favorite. But that’s an aside. For the record, I never wanted you to stay away. I’ve been preoccupied with Sobeille and her pups, but I never meant to make you and Tiki feel like you needed to avoid me. I’m really sorry, Alaric. You’re both so important to me and I should’ve done a better job of making sure you knew that…

Her lips pulled into a frown now. Treepie tried to catch his eye, then move in again to offer an apologetic nuzzle to his chin. She was very glad she’d resisted the initial defensiveness because even a brief reflection made her realize just how much she’d neglected her kin. She let out a low whine.