Alea
would you like to play a game?
Alea listened to Sah's words, but she didn't really understand them. She couldn't relate to the idea of wanting a break from people because she couldn't relate to being around people in the first place; she had little experience of insults and harsh words, either. "People say mean things to you? And it makes you want to run away?" After a pause, something occurred to Alea, and she pulled back a little, crouching. "Are they here? Are you hiding?"
As for Sah's question, it mostly went over Alea's head. She repeated, "I have Ludo," adding, "And I hunt." She stopped herself before mentioning that she had a nest, because then he might want to know where it was, and life as an owl had taught her that being found -- being noticed -- was bad.
As for Sah's question, it mostly went over Alea's head. She repeated, "I have Ludo," adding, "And I hunt." She stopped herself before mentioning that she had a nest, because then he might want to know where it was, and life as an owl had taught her that being found -- being noticed -- was bad.
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