say you'll never let me go

Her charcoal dipped paws padded aimlessly across the red-hued rocks and sand, her eyes trailing over one wavy rock formation to the next. She couldn't remember the last time she had actually had a destination in mind. She hadn't seen her sister since her one run in with her in southern alacritis and wasn't entirely sure where she would find her now, if she even wanted to. She loved her sister, but Ara had her own mate and kids and stuff now... She just wasn't sure if she wanted to intrude on all of that. She hummed thoughtfully to herself as she walked and began to wonder if there would ever be a day that she would have a reason to stay in one place again or have a purpose to get up and do something other than just to survive again.

She swallowed and realized how dry her mouth had gotten. She wasn't entirely surprised since it was summer and she was standing in the middle of the desert pretty much, but it was still a little bit of a problem since there didn't seem to be much water of any kind around here. She walked a little further before the soft trickling of water caught her attention. Her tattered ears perked at the sound and she picked up her pace a little, heading toward it eagerly. When she got closer though, she realized someone else had already found this lone water source. She hesitated for a moment, but she wasn't sure when she might find another source of water so she continued on. She made sure to come toward the other woman from the side so it wouldn't seem like she was sneaking up behind her. "Is there enough for the both of us?" she asked when she got closer, trying her best to be polite even though it wasn't her strongest trait.

"Speak"