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It was getting harder and harder to get her eyes to open. Her torso wanted to droop, but that hurt. How much further was it?

She passed the odd super familiar landmark but as they had been at another village there was still too much distance between her and home. If only she had brought Malibu with her. He would have eaten that guy no questions asked and horked up his bones to decorate her wall.

She loved Malibu. She patted the beast beneath her. Was she riding Malibu? No wrong color...wrong species. He didn't know the way home obliging beastie though he was. "I'm sorry. I'll make sure you get home too one day pal."

She was almost to their home village. The trail would skirt around it and then she would be at the ranch..at Ushi..at Nin..at Kiyelt....help.

Skirting around their tiny village felt like walking to Oba backwards. She heard a thunder of footsteps and looked up blearily to see Malibu her faithful gorgeous snaptrotter bellowing for her.

He had smelled her and her blood and wanted to potentially eat the beast who was carrying her now. The janarim grunted at him though and despite her brain trying desperately to shut down, Sae thought there was some sort of communication happening.

Malibu opened his maw and drew her gently off of the janarim's back. She gurgled in pain but he was careful not to poke her. He set her on her feet and knelt swinging his big head around to nudge her onto his back. The cretin would not have her any longer since he had obviously not taken care of her.

Malibu hissed loudly at him. Sae couldn't even smile but she almost wanted to. She might have had her soul not been ripped away to who knows where.

What if he hurt her daughter.

"To Ushi Mali, hurry."

Malibu could smell his best friend's mate in the barn. He could not get in so he stood there while she slid off.

Calling softly, she couldn't call louder, she levered the door open with her last bit of energy and slid down it on the inside. Resolve hardening her heart. "Ushi?" She crawled. "Ushi help, they took her..they took Ela..." She crawled forward and far as possible before collapsing fully.

Malibu trumpeted for attention and followed after his mistress. He would make sure Ushi found her.

She sobbed.