Would you take in a stray?

The night that Balthier had come back to their bungalow had showed that staying there after their fight and break up of sorts had been a mistake. That night she had found a small covered patio of sorts with a few padded lounge chairs at the back of the estate Chimera owned that she had been able to hide out in, but once morning came she had no plan and no clue where she should go or what she should do. She was exhausted from a lack of sleep and mentally drained from dealing with the fallout after her night with Erys, but she didn't want to go back to their bungalow. It wasn't like she really had many possessions to be concerned with so it wasn't like she needed to go back to collect her things or anything like that. At most there was just a few small collectables she had kept from their travels, but she was sure she could find pretty rocks and dry more flowers later.

Instead she wandered the island for the day and started scouting out spots where she might be able to put together her own den. She considered maybe trying to find Chimera to ask the King if it would be possible for her to occupy a different bungalow on the island so that she could live separately from her brother, but she didn't feel ready to talk to him about why she needed to move. She was sure he would ask and she just didn't have it in her to speak on the still sore subject, or at least not with someone that she would already be a bit nervous to speak to. Azzurra did end up finding a shaded clearing in the jungle that might make for a nice place for a den, but by then it was late in the day and the idea of starting to dig out a den when she was already going to physically struggle through the process was laughable.

With a heavy sigh she started moving back across the island, hoping maybe she could find another nook or covered spot she would hide out in for another night. She wasn't really paying attention to where she was going, but when she looked up again she realized that her tired paws had brought her to the bungalow where she had spent the night with Erys. She stopped, her ears flicking uncertainly. She still wasn't sure how the sweet man would react to seeing her again and was almost a little afraid that the night she spent here had just been a fluke or a dream. Still, with no where else to go, she quietly stepped up onto the little covered porch in front of the door. He didn't seem to be here right now and she didn't want to intrude on his space without his permission so she laid off to the side on the porch instead, deciding that even if he didn't find her here tonight at least she'd have a roof over her head in case it began to rain. She rested her head on her paws and looked out over the horizon as the sun slowly began to set and tried her best to clear her mind and settle the warring thoughts so she could get some rest.

"Azzurra"