Swiftcurrent Creek we can fake it for the airwaves

Just as she resigns herself to her loneliness, Kavik appears, and her ears perk a little as she glances up to watch him. He's brought food for her, as he does often, and she can't help but feel a little guilty that she's in too much pain to have an appetite. Thank you, She murmurs as he sets the hare in front of her, swallowing as her abdomen clenches painfully again. His lingering gaze goes unnoticed, though his words bring her full attention to him a moment later. She pauses as his meaning registers, recalling the last time she'd allowed him so close and how intensely she'd hated herself for it. She can't decide if it's worth the hurt — but her indecision only lasts a moment anyway. Overwhelmed by the cold, her body decides for her, and a few beats later she moves to burrow into his fur, trying desperately not to think about it.