Don't Fade Away

Alfred was lost in his thoughts for a good long while before he had the sense that there was someone approaching. He lifted his head, ears perking forward as blue eyes fell on Diana. He might of knew the girl as a cousin but she was also a half-sister. The boy watched her for a moment in silence -- it seemed she hadn’t taken much notice of him and was staring into the water of one of the springs. What was she thinking about, Alfred wondered? He had remembered seeing her once before in the pack... Before his mother disappeared. They had been so little then!

After a couple moments of silence Alfie rose, padding over to Diana’s side. He hoped that he wouldn’t startle her, clearing his throat as he came to sit by her side. Alfred wasn’t really sure what to say to her; she seemed to get overwhelmed easily the first time he met her. Would she be better about that now, he wondered?

"Speech"