Sorry for the wait! Stupid being sick XP
Cambria couldn't understand how things had come to this, and that usual feeling of helplessness had engulfed her. It had taken a long time for the Marino to feel that she was worth something to her pack, but now that feeling had slipped away again. Sure, she had helped to patch members up after the raid had taken them all unawares, but that was all she could do. Cambria wasn't a fighter, she was too much a coward for that. Even if she did have courage like her mother though, what good could she possibly do? She was small and weak, surely more of a dead weight than anything else in times like these. If only she were different. If only she were stronger or braver, maybe things wouldn't be so bad. She sniffled and Carino nosed the top of her head in a concerned fashion.
Footsteps came to her folded ears and she lifted her head just enough so that she could see who was coming towards her. When her watery orbs beheld her quiet little sister, Cambria was both glad and ashamed. She hadn't spent as much time with Parker as she would have liked, so she was happy to see her well, especially since she had nearly been captured the night of the raid. However, she wasn't happy about her little sister seeing her so vulnerable. She was the elder sibling, so she should be stronger right? Like Gotham or Amata. Surely they weren't sitting around moping and crying. Still, when Parker's arms wrapped around her Cambi leaned into the embrace and put her own chocolate limbs around her light sister. A soft sob issued from her, but it felt good to be hugged like this. Hopefully Parker didn't think her too pathetic.
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