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When she heard her own name echo back to her on the familiar tone of her mother’s voice, she was met with immediate relief. ”Mami!” She called back, trying to project her voice as loudly as she could. She cast a final look at the pup just as the Hallowed Queen broke into their line of sight. While she knew things weren’t going to immediately right themselves, she was immensely thankful her mother responded- because if anyone would know what to do, it would certainly be her.

As Briar drew near, Talyssa returned to digging away at the grit that covered the pup’s lower half. She was vaguely aware of her mother doing an initial examination on the boy. However, she didn’t think now was the time to stop and gawk. Whatever her mother had determined, uncovering their castaway must have been the first thing that need addressing. As they brushed the sand away together, they were quickly able to finish the task. It was only once the drift had been removed, did the girl pull back a bit to see what her mother was doing.

She watched a careful paw try and lift the ragged scrap but ultimately hesitated in the end. The poor thing was just so frail. That had been her fear as well. But when she was directed to fetch some of the leaves a little way up the beach, Talyssa dashed away in an instant. She thought maybe her mom was thinking they could move him out with some of the nearby vegetation, but wasn’t entirely sure. So when she crossed the distance and came to the cover of a large tree canopy, she made sure to grab as many leaf stalks as she could carry in a variety of sizes. Once satisfied, she hastily returned with what she had collected. Dragging them as close as she could without being in the way, before dropping them all together to spare another glance towards the unfortunate scrap. “What are we going to do?” She asked softly while met with a subconscious desire to avoid causing any further disturbance.