Redtail Rise She'll take what you give her, as long as it's free

Redd gave a small rumble of acknowledgement, but she didn’t speak as she moved to brush her tongue over where her teeth had held.  Perhaps it was her way of apologizing too.  She was not sorry to have done it, but she was sorry that it had hurt.

Perhaps, only in this, words would be necessary.  Redd considered the ones she might use, but after a time, chose none.  She would watch and she would see.

After a moment she stepped back and huffed an invitation, turning and then twisting her head to look back with a question.  She would go get water and something to eat - the other welcome to join her.  A peace offering and a desire to know her as something other than outsider.  Other things would likely trigger responses from the silent girl but she wished to understand more about this new peer.  She did not like the distrust that burned.  It was not suitable to the cooperation they needed.