not a damn thing

Oh, that was something she'd never heard before - Dane's comment about her name earned a girlish laugh. He wasn't at all wrong though. Her family, at least those she knew, weren't known for being particularly destructive or even a little mean-spirited at all. The origin of her family name lost on her, she simply laughed and nodded. "You're not wrong," she agreed easily. Jay wouldn't know the first thing about being destructive if she tried.

She couldn't help but be momentarily distracted by Laika, even with her blood-stained face there was something quite endearing about her. That was no doubt why Dane allowed her to tag along, right? Maybe a friend like that would be nice. Jay thought back to Avalon and the critters they kept there, though she couldn't quite picture a sheep or a chicken as such an appealing travel companion.

He confessed that the two of them indeed were new here and had been traveling for awhile together. Part of her, a small part, envied that sort of freedom - though she could never imagine leaving her family behind. Only in her wildest dreams would she live a life like that. "So you're from very far away? How far? Are these lands very different from where you're from?" Her eyes widened a touch, so clearly interested in what he had to say. Carefully she crept forward a bit more, using her muzzle to push aside a particularly thick vine out of her way.

The rain started then, a gentle mist raining down on the thicket at first. At least they'd found good shelter here to wait out the worst of the storm. "I'm from a pack named Avalon, west of here, past those big mountains," Jay explained easily. Avalon always opened their home to those in need, so she wasn't worried about divulging too much information. "I'm not all that far from home," she explained after a beat, not wanting to give him the wrong impression. Hopefully he didn't find her too sheltered. "I just don't leave home very often. Picked a good day for it, huh?" Jay let out another little laugh. genuinely amused at her timing.