Arenia took the reins submissively, wanting to stay, but she knew Elwood would not allow her that. Leading the horse foreward, she felt as though her soul had snagged on a tree branch, and was being slowly pulled from her limbs. Leaving behind her only family-- the one thing she trusted the most. She knew her party could have never understood the bond she and the old Ent had shared. She didn't even want to try to explain it. Gazing up, then back over her shoulder, she let out a small sigh, then stroked the horse's nose gently. She moved on, slowly, her sorrow weighing down her limbs. But she had a greater purpose now. She had somewhere where she was needed, moreso than with the Ents.
She just wished her companions understood her the way her foster family had.
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