She could not remember the last time she'd eaten or slept. Her fur must have been in utter disarray, and messiness was something entirely metempirical to Terah, who was accustomed to neatness and an impeccable coat. She had not shifted since leaving her pack; she probably would not ever shift again. She had shamed herself, and use of the Optime form was only for those pure in heart. The stranger, her casual use of the two-legged form -- this only affirmed to Terah that this stranger was, indeed, a sinner. The pale woman's heart was blotched with darkness, no doubt, and the faster Terah got away, the better.
It wasn't to be so, however -- the girl heart the sound of paws behind her, and slowed to a stop, turning and facing her pursuer. Bright blue eyes peered out from a ruddy-furred face, the expression on the woman's face somewhere between fear, frustration, and exhaustion. She listened to the woman's strange accent, picking out the words as best she could. Terah grew up speaking French and English both, but all the English she'd ever heard was heavily laced with an accent.
No, she answered, very simply, and continued to stare. Where I am going, what I am doing -- I do not know, she said, her voice low. There was no cryptic note to her tone; the girl spoke truthfully and simply. She would answer this stranger's questions, keep her heart away from the monochrome woman's sin, and be on her way. It was, in Terah's mind, quite the simple matter.
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