come back, little bird

She stares at him, eyes wide yet she didn't move. She didn't know yet the extent of his anger. While her brother was a vessle of pure rage at times, he could surprise her. Just seeing her safe could potentially settle his anger, could it not? Her breath was caught in her throat, eyes never leaving him as she moved to step forward. A delicate paw lifted into the air as she lowered her head, tail swaying low behind her. It was almost a defensive stance, almost submissive and if anyone but her brother saw it they would swear it was. But she wasn't lowering herself on a tier below him, she wasn't showing he was above her in anyway. No, she was apologizing in a way only she could, and she hoped he would take it as it was.

When he spoke, his harsh words cut though her and she winced away, once eye closing tightly and the other to watch him. Her jaw clenched slightly before she took a deep breath, her face steeling as she raised her head. "I was doing just as I said I would, brother." She said steadily, her toes playing at the dirt to hide her anxiety. "I misjudged the distance I walked, and was informed there was no way I would make it home in time for nightfall. I ran as quickly as I could, brother, to return to you. I apologize I could not return sooner." She paused then, her ears flicking back as she looked to the ground, her apologize written so clearly across her face, her everything. She was sorry, she honestly was.

"I have news, Addy." She whispered so softly, lifting shining carnation eyes back up to him. "News I am sure you would like. I met this man, an alpha of a pack built to respond to war at any moment...." She trailed off then, her features smoothing out once more to look up at her brother, hoping his anger had simmered off.

"Burn Baby Burn"