A burden come to bear

Sedna was sorting away the last of her latest lesson with the girls when Raijin burst into her clinic. Her brows drew together in concern, and her eyes flicked to Otis who was poised and ready to grab a go bag in case there was some medical emergency that she hadn’t heard howling for.

The pair of them visibly relaxed when he asked to talk, her posture relaxing as she let go of a breath she hadn’t realised she had been holding. A small smirk tugged at the corner of her lips as she opossum made a shooing motion and continued to tidy up the small space, although she was still concerned. He had clearly run the whole way here. “O’course.” She responded easily, though it wasn’t really needed as she crossed the gap between them to press her shoulder into his.

Once safely tucked away, she made herself comfortable on the small pile of furs they slept on, and gestured with a tilt of her head for him to join her, though she would understand if the restless energy rolling off him kept him on his paws. “What’s troublin’ yer?”

“Speech”