He explained a little more about his brother, and what had happened to him during the flood. She did feel sorry for this brother - because Crux cared about him - but she was mostly just deeply glad Crux had gotten out of it mostly unharmed. She knew how close she had come to losing him, and right when their relationship had just started to bloom.
Whatever her thoughts were on the flood, they fled her when Crux lowered his voice, leaning into her. She felt goosebumps form along her fur, and her attention zeroed in on him. “Oh.” She whispered, something else entering her voice. To distract herself from the sudden intense feelings going through her, she huffed at him. “Well, you don’t have to worry about my siblings. They’re mostly strangers to me anyway. But my mother… She’s my whole world.” there was a tinge of bitterness there too. Speaking of sharing, she didn’t know that she liked having to share Widow.
