come a little closer

The cougar slumped to the ground in a lump. She growled lowly at it, giving it one last kick for good measure. Now that it was dead, there seemed to be no real threat. She felt herself relax. The stinging of her pelt could be ignored; she was made of tougher stuff than this. "No" Wren felt herself inwardly bristle at the mention of a pack "no, thank you." She shook her head. If she went to an unfamiliar place, there was no telling what sort of place it was. She could be trapped there. She could be held, prisoner to the wolves there.

Sorry, kiddo she wanted to joke, to laugh it off. "If you think I'm going to roll over and die over a few scratches I'll disappoint you" Wren scoffed with good nature "I know enough to get by, Basilisk. I'm not totally stupid" Yes, she was stupid. A fool. An idiot. Everyone could be at one point! Fact is, she could take care of herself. She didn't need a pack she never knew existed to do that for her. "I'll clean my wounds a bit, so go ahead and slice that meat up. Thanks." She wasn't ungrateful.

It's just...

She didn't want to take a chance on the unknown.

"Speech"
WC: 213
Total WC: 2500+