Loyalty burns both ways

She said nothing, just gave one silent nod before limping past him. He watched her go, battered and bruised inside and out. He closed his eyes, and wondered what Zee would have said to him in this moment. No doubt she would have told him he was an idiot, and pinched his nose between her teeth.

Everyone was becoming a shadow, a sunken, guilt-ridden, exhausted shadow of themselves. He could see it in Tamsyn’s defeated posture. He could feel it in the lead in his heavy heart. Who were they becoming?

He waited a moment, and then followed her out. Lengthening his stride to catch up with her, and nudge her gently, leading her towards the central communal space of the pack. It wasn’t far from where they were now, and in a few moments he was stopping by the cart. “Hop in” he ordered her, undoing its tie and tipping it to the side so she wouldn’t have to jump up to get in.

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