Amongst The Cattails

Jynn shared her own backstory and the caramel cream girl frowned lightly. "Life is hard sometimes. At least we're both stronger because of our hardships, right?" At least Bowen liked to think that she was stronger. She didn't have a choice and it seemed like Jynn hadn't had a choice either. They had to adapt and grow to survive. That survival and the path that it put them on brought them both to this very place at this very time. Bowen couldn't complain about that. No one was listening anyway.

A few little quacks pulled Bowen's attention towards the little family of birds. The pair of adults were giving themselves a cleaning while the ducklings splashed and played in the shallows. From someplace hidden, a snake struck and pulled one of the ducklings underwater and out of sight. Bowen gasped, eyes going wide. The rest of the ducks fled in a cacophony of squeaks and squeals. Bowen looked to Jynn to see if she'd noticed as well.

"Bowen"