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X'yrin appeared worried and concerned by their admission, and Sophie cringed a bit as she began speaking, expecting her to tell them to turn around that moment and go back. She didn't, though, only explaining that they were too young to run away, and the world was a dangerous place. She hammered home the point that, with Sophie injured, it was unwise to travel; still, Sophie couldn't help but feel her heart clench, and her eyes dropped to her lap, her ears flattening against her head. Boothe moved to nuzzle her cheek again as things were explained to them, and sniffed quietly, more ashamed than he cared to admit.
It had been his idea to run away in the first place; they'd spent the weeks they were on lock-down planning to, and with Leon escorting them everywhere, they only needed a chance to get away. Sophie had been hurt by his lack of trust, and angry that he didn't consider her feelings about being walked about like a prisoner; it was only because their eldest brother didn't ask them anything that she'd agreed in the first place. In the end, though, it was Boothe's fault; his fault his baby sister was out here, his fault she'd been injured. The guilt ate at him for a moment, and the twins looked at each other uncertainly, wondering again what they were supposed to do now.
"We didn't think," Sophie admitted quietly, and bowed her head again. "But...I guess something like this shoulda happened..." Her tone became tearful, and she touched her hands to her clawed stomach anxiously. As X'yrin continued, though, Sophie had to think for a moment. She knew a lot of people; Skoll, and Hotaru, and Mordecai. But she had no idea where any of them were now, whether they'd moved. Except Skoll; he was down in Ethereal Eclipse. Somehow she felt that was too close to Leon for her to feel comfortable. She didn't want an angry big brother catching up with them any time soon.
"I don't know anyone," Boothe admitted quietly, glancing at his sister worriedly. He knew she'd made lots of friends, but she hadn't told him whether any of them would be willing to take the two in. Hesitating a moment more, Boothe nudged his sister, shrugging a bit. "And I don' know where, exactly, we're going...just as far as possible, I s'pose." Sophie nodded a bit, and glanced at X'yrin somewhat helplessly. "I dunno where any of my friends live. I met most of 'em around our old den, before we moved..." She explained. She didn't want to impose on anyone, anyway; she didn't know whether they would be in a pack or a loner, having still been too young to tell, and it was hard to make such a big decision for herself.
Where would they live, if not with Leon? Clearly they'd leaped without thinking things through first.
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