"Shut up," Aly says, but it's quiet this time, like she's almost forgotten that he's there.

She's missing something. Something happened and she doesn't know what it is.

She pulls the cloak down from the branch and buries her face in the fur ruff, inhaling. It still has that familiar, comforting fur smell, but that's...it.

That's all.

She squeezes her eyes shut, turning away from Devin, but he might be able to see a few tears slide down her face into the fur ruff.