He seemed to relax at her explanation. Good, she thought. It was a better start to the conversation than she had anticipated. The stranger wanted to know more about her, which if it were in any other circumstance would have been a bit more entertaining. Trisdi knew she had to be honest enough to gain rapport, but that didn’t mean she had to go into her past in detail.
”Born and raised a vagrant, like my mother before me," she replied simply with a casual smile. It was the truth. Her mother had been a vagrant all of her life, so it made sense that Tris herself had been one, too.
Her surname was her mother’s name, after all. Her mother’s surname was that of her grandmother’s as well. A tradition between those who belonged to the land and the blood that came before them. They may not have claimed the land as their own or joined a kingdom, but the pride they had within their small family was told through stories that would be passed on should she had pups eventually. But there was no need to share that with him.
Instead, Trisdi looked towards the south before returning her gaze to the stranger. There had been no introduction on his part, but it wasn’t like that mattered too much if he intended to say no right from the beginning. She wouldn’t get her hopes up, but that didn’t mean she wouldn’t try.
"The only unclaimed territory I could travel through from the geysers are the bluffs to the north, which would be too cold come winter. The Brightwood should have plenty of things to hunt… or even the Tall Trees. I’m not picky." Trisdi offered a brief, gentle wag of her tail to reinforce the gesture. She just needed a safe path, that was all. And he seemed handsome enough with those scars.. maybe she’d butter him up into telling her a story or two if he was open to more than just finding out about her.
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