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She wasn't sure how to respond to those three words, though he saved her from worrying about it by quickly retreating down the riverside. Although Bat did find his abrupt departure a little rude, she didn't think particularly ill of him. She shrugged her shoulders, gaze following him until he disappeared into the distance, wondering. Was he really headed back to Kiwi?

The thought made her miss her mother again. As grief welled up inside her again, Bat swallowed thickly and turned, forcing herself to move along and find something to eat. She winced a little as the motion of her legs reminded her of her sore foot, though she ignored that pain too, trying her damnedest to lose herself in the distraction of small game hunting.