Just once I don't want to have to save myself!
Tori <3
Tsunami could not help but wonder what exactly it was that had led to what was left of the pack not even bothering to defend their borders, she felt a twinge of worry for Tyto. True she had not told her brother she would be leaving, she was both unwilling to leave more clues for her cousin to track her down and wanted to spare her brother their cousin's ire, one last attempt to protect him before she finally started putting herself first. She imagined he probably would be hurt by her leaving, assuming that she'd reject him as she had the rest of her family but in truth, it had been the hardest part about leaving. It was true the pack was not her home anymore... But her brother had been the only wolf left in the whole world she'd cared for, and leaving that behind had felt like ripping her heart out... Now she was alone, save for Kimuy, and she had no reason to believe her luck would ever turn around. Tsunami was prepared to be alone for the rest of her life. Or at least that had been the plan until the only wolf she'd ever felt her heart flutter for had suddenly appeared before her. "I am not surprised." She said flatly about the raid on her former home. "Nor do I care." Mostly true, Incendium could waste away for all she cared, but it would hurt to know that Tyto had been hurt by their cousin's gross negligence. Tsunami swallowed hard, she looked at the man, pushing down her pride and the nagging hope he would offer her help. Just as ever in her life if she did not try to save herself she would not be saved. "I know I am hardly in any position to impose but may I enlist your aid?" She couldn't help the heat that rushed to her face, grateful for the dark fur that would obscure her shame. "You've seen my ability to fight and when it's earned my loyalty is not easy to break. These are all things I can offer you when I am in a better condition." She glanced down, her voice breaking for the first time since she'd started talking to the man, the desperation sneaking through. "I don't know if you're even in a position to help, but I won't make it far as is and I can't go back. I want to live, and if I am forced to go back then it will be worse than death. A life destined to waste away, alone in the snow." |
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