Arivae had told Tiburtius she was leaving to live with her parents. But on the way, she got lost in thought, and decided to come back. She would never find a friend as friendly and sweet as Tiburtius where her parents were. He was too gentle, too loving for her own good. She couldn't handle leaving him like this, no matter how much she wanted to see her mother and father again. After all...that boy was currently the most important figure in her life. How dare she even think about leaving him?
When she was at the border of the Mangrove, she stopped. The girl was tempted to run through and find Tiburtius at his den, cuddle up with him when it was chilly, and to play goofy games with him all day long. But she couldn't. Not after how she left. She felt her face burn, and she slowly lowered down onto her haunches. This was going to be so embarrassing...telling him she couldn't leave. And she wasn't going to lie to him if he asked why. Arivae kneaded at the dirt with her paws, gritting her teeth together nervously. How would he take it?
She wasn't going to find out sitting here...the girl slowly to her paws, throwing her head up and letting out a swayed howl for him. Even though she was thrilled to see him again, she was pretty nervous about how he'd react to her immediately coming back to beg forgiveness. Eck...
