homecoming

Deluge wasn't sure the medications Morwenna gave her were helping, but getting back into a routine and being out and about seemed to be helping. Vertebrae still poked out along her spine, the hint of rear ribs still making her fur jut at odd angles, but she was not nearly so skeletal as she had been. Airing out the treehouse had helped some. Her mother, surprisingly, stepping up to help out with Rip and Tempest had been a blessing too, had allowed her to trek to the north in search of her wayward daughter, even though her scent had disappeared into the sea.

Bone weary and ready to collapse for a nap before the other pups returned, she shouldered her way into the treehouse and froze, limbs stiff and eyes wide with disbelief. This had to be some sort of hallucination, surely...

Deluge wasn't ready for the cresting wave of emotion that was about to drag her under. It loomed threateningly behind her as her heart began to pound in her ears, anxiety stealing the use of her other senses as she bit down on her back teeth. Nostrils flared and hackles inched higher. It had to be a cruel trick of the mind, all it would take was a noise to break the spell.

"speech"