I hate this..

Marina arched a brow as her little one explained. Something… just didn’t sound right about all of this and it left a sour feeling in her stomach. Why hadn’t Liar…? She let out a sigh and shook her head. “It just… doesn’t make sense. Why he didn’t tell you… tell me.” Had he even tried? Was that why he seemed to be acting weird before his disappearance with Apathy? Marina could hardly remember those days. Everything seemed so foggy… all she knew was that Liar was gone, Apathy was gone, and her poor little Chasm had followed them only to get lost.

“Chasm… please don’t apologize for that.” The woman’s words were tender as she closed her eyes. “I don’t know why your father and brother left… but you’re going to stick with me, right?” Those red orbs opened again as she shifted a little, nuzzling her young one. “I… I’m part of a pack now. I know you’ve never been in one… but I’d love it if you came home with me when I’m rested enough to go.” She was trying to downplay her injuries, though she wasn’t sure if Chasm was still naive enough to believe that when she’d already collapsed.

“For now though… I just want to be with you and start gaining back some strength.” The femme twitched her ears. “…does that sound okay?”