"That's terrible you were left alone just for changing. My mama took us away when I changed, knowing I would be seen of as strange. The humans who we lived with were...sheltered...did not like new things. Mama feared for my safety if we stayed. So we didn't." it was a simple explanation really.
She finished picking things and lowered herself down with a smile. "Thank you. It's been years now. Mama got very sick when it was snowing hard out and during a storm." there was a momentary far off look in her eyes before she looked back to the basket. "Will that be enough for you and your brother?"
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