Walk | Talk | Think
It took some time, but Anais could see Marina coming around. The colorful wolf's ruby eyes blinked and blinked, as if clearing her mind as well as her vision of all the things from the past that haunted her and reappeared to pull her into a debilitating emotional state. Patiently, half afraid that at any moment the progress she thought she saw would reverse, the golden brown hunter stayed silent and merely watched the woman with a kind smile, letting her work things out on her own and in her own time. There was only so much she thought she could do, so much before she became pushy and hindered rather than helped. But it seemed to be working.
After a brief pause, Marina met her eyes, and Anais's smile grew just a fraction brighter. She listened quietly as the woman spoke of her children - her babus - and smiled when she mentioned her brother. He had always been kind to Anais, protective and fun and caring, just like any big brother ought to be. She was not altogether how well he played the role of father and - Friend? Lover? - companion to Marina, but it was nice to hear that his efforts were appreciated. "I'm glad," Anais responded with a slow nod of her head. "He's always been nice to me, so I hope he's been nice to you and the kids, too."
And speaking of... Glancing around, Anais noted not for the first time how quiet the space outside of the den was with the absence of the children, and she made herself ask, "Are they out with their uncle?"
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