[on his way into the Lodge, he stops, and turns to look over at the lake, where Mishibijw and its children are, on a whim. he thinks maybe he should try to leave them some food, since ... Usagi isn't there to do it, anymore.
his breath hitches in his chest, and he looks up to keep from crying, the way his sister taught him, feeling the sting that leads to tears distributing itself along his lower eyelids until it isn't so awful anymore. and while he's standing there, pulling himself together, he spots Ren. up a tree, like Talcott used to do. he's not sure if he's hiding, but he knows that if Ren IS hiding, he might be part of the reason why.
he walks up to the tree, leans against it as though that's what he came to do, watching the lake, and speaks quietly so as not to blow his hiding spot]
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his breath hitches in his chest, and he looks up to keep from crying, the way his sister taught him, feeling the sting that leads to tears distributing itself along his lower eyelids until it isn't so awful anymore. and while he's standing there, pulling himself together, he spots Ren. up a tree, like Talcott used to do. he's not sure if he's hiding, but he knows that if Ren IS hiding, he might be part of the reason why.
he walks up to the tree, leans against it as though that's what he came to do, watching the lake, and speaks quietly so as not to blow his hiding spot]
I'm an asshole. I'm sorry.