Fading Waterfalls

Lotus shook his head, surprised at her strong reaction. “This land doesn't belong to no one now” he said around another mouthful of food. It was rude to talk with his mouth full but man he was hungry. He paused, and then realised what she had said. “Wait, they abandoned you?” he said, wrinkling his nose at that. It wasn’t exactly what had happened with him, but his family definitely hadn’t stuck around the area. He felt a little… left behind.

“It was cool. My uncle raised sheep here, and I have like nine siblings. But the pack fell apart, and I guess everyone just sorta…. Left” he explained, then shook himself. “Doesn't matter. Don’t need ‘em. What are you going to do anywhere? Where do you plan to go from here?’

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