Redtail Rise To the Bone

Her eyebrows raised slightly in confusion, but not wanting Masquerade to feel judged, she smoothed her expression and nodded. "Of courthe- I mean, you really went ath over heelth back there," She said. "You should take a break. I'll tell Anthelin you thaid hullo," She said, her tail waving. She'd not intended for Masque to go with her to Sapphique- only as far as the den, where she'd hoped the caregiver might choose on her own to stay put- but this seemed to work out in the long run. 

"I'll catch you 'round," She said, offering Masquerade a light bob of her head, before she turned and roamed off, cutting through the pack's territory so she could get to the borders near the Tangle. Once there, she roamed in what had become her most frequented area since Ancelin's departure, and found herself losing the courage to go and approach their neighbouring pack. She made excuses for herself- telling herself she was too busy patrolling to go, or that she thought she caught a whiff of a stranger's scent. But in the very least, she got a bit of patrolling done before she turned in.