This whole claiming thing had been a shot in the dark, and she didn’t think she’d lucked out at all. No, she felt like she’d walked into some kind of bizarre hornet’s nest that was trying to sting her but failing. No matter, she’d be ‘claimed’ and she’d deal with it. She didn’t think of herself as property, she was just being leased in some way, and she was still herself. Leyra chuckled.
Leyra really felt that he should just let it go. Really, take the hit and move on.
After that little altercation, she decided it would be better to explore rather than to head straight to where he’d wanted her to go. She was no one’s property after all, and she had more to learn and discover, there was a lot to go and maybe others who she’d be able to converse with and learn about this place.
Liland could wait a bit longer.
Leyra ran through the meadow, head high and feeling free as she had when she’d arrived to the Shore. After a short run, with flanks heaving she slowed and approached a trickling creek that wove through the meadow, feeling thirsty now.
A good drink was needed after a good run!