With A Little Help From My Friend

As Indy moved and began to curl himself around her, the earthen girl gasped softly. It wasn't unwelcome at all. She had simply been surprised at his willingness to embrace her. As Indy brushed against her right foreleg, Rue winced and pulled back. She shook the appendage a bit and settled it once he'd stopped moving. "A few days ago," she admitted, "A couple of big wolves tried to catch me. I think they said they wanted to sell me. I got away, but they hurt my leg a bit." There was a set of cuts on her leg as though she'd been bitten. The girl had tried to clean it, but she knew very little about healing.

Indy told her that she didn't have to be scared and the spotted girl chuckled. "You've been around lots of wolves all your life, of course you'd say that. But..." she cast him a blue glance beneath her heavy lashes. "If you were there to help me, I might be okay." And then he suggested that she go to another pack and Rue's features dropped into a frown. "I... don't think I'd want to be far from you, Indy. If I was going to join a pack, I'd want to be close to you. You're my best friend." She reminded him with a smile. If she was going to join a pack at all, it would have to be the one that he was a part of. Otherwise it would be pointless for her.