My Heart

“Just me, da” she said softly, hoping the quieter she said it, the less he would hear the lie. She couldn’t, she simply wasn’t able, to drag her sister into any sort of telling off. She loved Poem too much, she would always stand up for her. Just like Poem stood up to her, protected her from the world.

She raised her tail as she was bid, but the long flowing thing still grazed the earth despite her best efforts. Her tail was much longer than anyone else in her family could boost. She tucked her chin, even if she did feel it was a bit restricting and uncomfortable. Still, she smiled as her father praised her, and he would kiss her cheek gently and she would nuzzle her head into his gesture. ‘I’ll try pappa, I promise” she said, after all she couldn’t guarantee her life would never hold honey badgers in it again, but she would certainly attempt to avoid rolling with them. After all, they were rather intense and scary.

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