I'll be runnin' free
Solveiga was loving the company of this girl already. Just like Regulus, she had no problem talking, which was a relief because that meant she didn't have to find ways to fill the silence because there was hardly ever any silence at all. She smiled brightly as she listened to the story Báine told of how she had found her necklace, and how two of her siblings had necklaces as well. "Yeah, I think I remember Regulus telling me he found his on a beach when he was a pup?" she laughed a bit suddenly as a thought came to her mind of a big, red, clumsy pup trying to wear that large pendant around everywhere. "Well, they're both very beautiful. They make me wish I had an accessory of some kind." After all, she always felt she was so awfully plain. Sure, she had markings, but they were soft and blended so well with the rest of her sandy fur that they were nearly unnoticeable. Solveiga had spent all her life being unnoticeable. She kind of felt like being noticed now. Just to see how it felt.
Her thoughts strayed briefly to the earthen female she had met a while back, the one called Peregrine. She'd had such a lively and bold personality, and as if that weren't enough, she carried a lemur around on her back as a companion! And Regulus, well, needless to say he was very noticeable. So was Báine, not to mention how beautiful she was. These thoughts all came at once, and involuntarily. Solveiga couldn't help it, she was a bit shy and insecure by nature and always strived to be like those she admired.
She snapped out of this train of thought, however, when the pale girl started to ask if she had ever been to the estuary. "No, I haven't been," she replied, flicking an ear with interest. "Would you maybe like to show it to me sometime? If you're busy now, we can go another day..."
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