Moving On

Azzurra listened as Chimera spoke about how this was also her pack, her home, and how she had a say in things here, how the things in the pack's store of supplies were free for her to use... Even as the Fenmyre King patted her head and told her that a home should be the most comfortable place for a wolf she just listened quietly, taken aback by it all. Up until now her expression had been mostly neutral with a light lift of a smile on her lips while she simply attempted to make polite conversation with the admittedly intimidating man beside her. But, as he spoke, her expression softened and shifted into something resembling surprise and confusion and perhaps even a bit in awe of the unexpected generosity of it all. When she went looking for him she hadn't even expected him to come out to the bungalows with her. She had just expected a yes or no and for her to go on her way. Instead he had come out here to make sure she picked a new home and spoke to her with so much more kindness than she had anticipated. He made everything sound as if it should have just been expected and should come so easily, but it didn't feel like that to her.

She blinked her sapphire eyes as she tried to compose herself, giving a nod as she looked back toward her new home. Hers. This place was going to be all hers and no one else's. In the grand scheme of things she knew it was still within Fenmyre and ultimately belonged to Chimera, but it was the closest to hers she could possibly get. "I've never had anything to myself before," she admitted softly, not looking back at him yet, just looking ahead at the bungalow in front of them. "I've... I've always felt like a burden... So... I don't want to become a burden for you as well." Her mismatched ears folded back against her head as she tried and failed to keep her voice from wavering as she spoke. She drew in a breath, blinking away the tears that had misted over her eyes as she looked down at the ground in front of her feet. "I know there's probably plenty for me to take from and I know that I'm just one small wolf, I don't need much, b-but... But if I can do it myself then at least I'll know it's mine and no one can take it from me... No one can abandon me and leave me with nothing."  Her mother, her father, now Balthier... All of them had left her, all of them leaving her somewhere "safe". Abaven had been safe, Fenmyre was safe. But that didn't eliminate the fact that she was now here on her own with wolves that were practically strangers. Now all of her family was gone.

"Azzurra"