fa'liya's ears tipped back at first, but the gentleness in the touch along her crown and the warmth pressed against her spine softened something brittle inside her. she didn’t understand everything, but the important pieces sank in. the touch over her chest made her small heart hammer, quick and birdlike, as if trying to agree before she herself could.
her eyes lifted to meet the dark ones studying her. she gave a tiny huff, almost a laugh, though it rasped in her throat.
when she spoke of a hunt, fa'liya straightened, tail giving a quick stir in the snow.
her eyes lifted to meet the dark ones studying her. she gave a tiny huff, almost a laugh, though it rasped in her throat.
strong… here,she echoed, clumsy but certain, pressing a paw to her own chest.
when she spoke of a hunt, fa'liya straightened, tail giving a quick stir in the snow.
yes,she nodded eagerly. a gasp when she realizes what she has forgotten—
what.. name? your name.
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