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"Be safe, May," ey said quietly, watching the skunk stand and stomp off toward the lake.
True Name watched her estranged up-tree instance with nothing but exhaustion in her expression.
"I'm sorry, True--"
She waved a paw at em. "Please, Ioan, this is not your fault. It is not your battle," she said curtly.
They sat in silence then, each of them looking into the fire, neither making eye contact with the other. For eir part, ey spent the time doing eir best not to kick emself for jumping right in to fix things. Ey knew perfectly well not to apologize for May, and yet there ey'd gone and done it.
Ey couldn't guess what the skunk was thinking.
Eventually, she stood from her log and bowed to em. "I am sorry, my dear. I did not mean to get short with you. It has been a terrible day."
"Oh, uh," ey stammered, flicking eir gaze her way. "It's alright. I think we're all pretty messed up right now."
"Well put," she said. "I am going to try and sleep. Which one is mine?"
Ey gestured her toward the tent with one cot in it and watched her slip inside, then sat and waited for May to come back, staring at the fire and trying not to feel bad enough for the three of them.