Cling.

".... but I'm something scary."

"- not always! I don't think she'll mind her eyes changing color and she didn't even notice you doing it, right?"

Nod nod. 

"... I think they'll be really pretty this way."

"And this way you'll be able to tell what she's thinking a little even though you don't read minds."

"Oh yeah... that's probably good."

Bonesaw hugs Beka while she thinks for a bit...

"'m scared that she'll always be scared of me and hate me."

"I think it's pretty normal for sisters to sometimes be mad and hate each other and then make up later."

"Huh."

"....Probably my brother hated me when he died cause I let it happen and I won't get a chance to make up with him. But I'm not going to let that happen to Kat."

"She will live for aaaages and ages." Pet pet the soft squishy baby.

"Yeah."

"... I'm not going to let anything happen to you either, just so you know."

"I really appreciate that! If I'd tried to run away without you like if I'd had Kat a couple years ago probably this would not have worked at all, you're keeping us so much safer."

She is wiggling a bit about this, apparently! It is a complicated wiggle, but happy.

Hug.

Hug!

Weeks later Bonesaw is out searching for a stream with a particular kind of fish, when Beka hears the sound of trees bending, and then breaking, in the distance.

She grabs Kat and bolts through the trees, singing to keep her feet sure while she races in the direction Bonesaw went.

Apparently whatever was causing the trees to fall is now doing that faster! And in the same direction she bolted in!

RILEY! RILEY SOMETHING'S AFTER US!

On my way, five minutes.

A muscle clenched and stimulants flood her system as she drops the fish she was carrying to bolt back towards her family.

Can you find the green bottle in the kitchen?

I'm already half a mile away, should I circle back?

Not if you've been heading towards me. What do you know about the ca-thing chasing you.

Bonesaw's location can be sent to Beka, in case that helps.

I'm on my way to you yeah. It's big, breaking trees, it's faster than me even while I'm singing. Hasn't said anything so probably not His Lordship.

Not clear what weapon works then, but Bonesaw has options if need be to make sure it regrets scaring her family.

Whatever it is, it's definitely going fast enough to catch up to Beka before she can get to Bonesaw!

That's why she's in the trees, so she's not easily snatched even if it's drawn level with her overland!

Well, eventually the beast will catch up with her. It's legs are thicker than the trunks of the trees it is smashing aside and it's back is covered with scaly spines so sharp they shred branches that get in it's way. But Beka may recognize its eyes....