it's like the fog has lifted

With a simple gesture Chimera welcomed her forward, the answer to her question went unanswered but that didn’t stop her from drawing forward. Tiny paws closed the distance between them and she gladly took her place against his chest and wrapped in his arms. She felt safe, like nothing beyond this clearing mattered for just a few moments. He wrapped his huge mismatched arms around her and she sighed softly as the rest of her body relaxed against his. He put lips to her ear and whispered to her intuitively. She didn’t hide the brewing beneath very well, and he knew that there was something amiss.

"Everything.” She answered truthfully into his fur, tears pricking at her eyes as the emotions welled up behind her eyes. Her mouth went dry and she tried to swallow uncomfortably. "I had a fight with Dalila.” Another truth as she glossed over the why. Because of the duty she had to uphold, she’d been conscripted by a greater spirit himself.

"And I don’t feel… good.” She struggled with her word choice. She knew that underneath it all she was making a bigger and bigger mess of things, but maybe all the pieces would fall into place with her scrambling. Siren’s delicate features were buried again into Chimera’s thick fur as she pressed herself against him. Careful, in case his ribs still felt sore. She nuzzled into his fur, and kissed the sensitive skin along his throat while her delicate arms squeezed tighter.

"Speech"