Skye's heart almost broke when she heard Shawchert's misery-laced voice call through the door. It was like he had lost the will to do anything, and those two words wrenched at her. She was used to seeing Shaw as a natural-born leader, someone who stood up for others and did things and took charge. But as she slowly opened the door to Shawchert's small house, she had never seen him like this.
He was sitting dejectedly in the corner of his bed, his tail hanging off the edge and his legs and arms in a heap in front of him. His ears were low and his tail was limp, just hanging there, like it no longer had the desire to be held high like a leader. She stood there for a moment, the anger whooshing out of her like the air out of a balloon, but then it just came back.
"Shaw, it's me," she said, closing the door behind her and stepping forward to sit next to Shawchert on the bed. He seemed so sad, and that made Skye feel sad as well, but she knew they both couldn't lead Cercatori d'Arte when they were sad and dejected and walking around like a puppy that was kicked too many times. They had to take charge - that was their job! And if Shaw couldn't take responsibility for his actions, he was never going to get through life. Sure, he did something bad, but he had to acknowledge it and move on, not sit on his bed all day moping like a wet mop.
So Skye gave him a sharp pinch on the arm to make him turn around, and she put both hands on her hips and gave him a stern look.
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