Pledged to the pack
I ask, hoping he's still harping on the fish thing and not about to bombard me with an array of questions I'm not ready to answer.
He clicks his tongue against his teeth. "We're really an odd pair huh?"
Confused, I ask, "What do you mean?"
"We ran away. Somethin' was a big enough deal to the both of us that we really just left our lives, our homes, our people- everything behind and ran off like prey."
I bite my lip, dropping my hands into my lap. "You are right, yet I would venture that your options were as limited as mine. All in all, I believe we are handling things… better than one could expect."
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