never said i had a plan

The ship was thick to protect from the wind outside, but it creaked still. Maren tried not to jump when a particularly brutal sort of wind fiercely blew against the hull, making it seem like the Antiox shook. When an eerie sort of 'reeeeeee!' happened to hit her ears, the girl jumped and fled further. She almost crashed into the tall legs of a stranger. Maren shook out her short fur, trying to make herself instinctively bigger. The woman's words were soft but not gentle. Inquisitive.

"No."

Maren furrowed her brow, knowing exactly where she was. To be lost, you had to know you were somewhere unfamiliar. This was a ship in the north so she technically knew, logically knew, where she was! Peering unashamed and unafraid of the tall woman, she stepped back and away from her legs. Seemingly anyway. She was squirming inside, never good at conversation. Even with Mother. And Mother... was gone.

"I live here" she guessed anyway now "Mother brought me here, but Mother is dead" The girl said it with such finality that she was either in shock or refusing to associate with it deeply "she took me here, told me to run when a big white bear came. I ran, but she didn't come back. I looked for her, and she's not moving."

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