Walking...

  After packing up their belongings into several pouches Senna turns to look at me with a smile and beckons me to follow. The forest is the same as always yet somehow Senna always knows the correct direction to walk, do humans see something that guides them that I do not? If only I could ask... If only I could ask a lot of things...

  We walk mostly in silence, just the sounds of the forest and snow crunching under foot... these sounds have all become somewhat comforting for me in such a short amount of time. We occasionally stop walking for a few moments for Senna to rest against a tree and take in the surroundings, I'm not sure if this is to help find our way or if it something simir to sleep... maybe it's both.

  "Hey Blue" I look up at Senna as they continue walking. "I was just thinking, you don't get tired or sleep right?" Senna looks back and I shake my head. "Well do you think you could carry me? Like on your back or something, I think we'd make a lot more ground if I didn't have to take breaks is all."

  Carry... I can do that... yes.

  I nod, kneel down and outstretch my arms towards Senna, they ugh as I scoop them up into a comfortable holding position. "Thanks Blue" Senna smiles up at me. "Just keep going that way for now I'll let you know when we need to change course ok." I nod and continue walking forwards.

  Holding Senna as I walk I begin to think, I didn't realise humans were so light... so fragile... so delicate. I feel Senna's warmth against my cold metal as we walk, breathe becoming mist in the cold air. Protect.... that is what this feeling is, I must protect them like I did for... for... like I... I did... protect... for... I... protect...

  "Blue are you ok? Why have we stopped?" ... "Blue...? W-why are you shaking?" ... "Blue???" ...

  Unpleasant feelings.

  Unpleasant thoughts.

  Remove them.

  Hide them away.

  ? DO NOT THINK ?

  ? DO NOT-

  "BLUE!!!"

  I look down and see Senna in my arms... looking up at me... worried. "Blue are you there? are you ok?" ... What was I doing... yes.. walking... I walk... I walk. "Blue if you aren't feeling well we can rest for the day ok, I truly don't mind." Senna pats me on the shoulder gently and smiles at me wearily. I slowly nod, maybe rest is... good...

  I watch as Senna sets up a new camp, much less spacious then the previous one but still a camp. Senna kneels in the snow and clears up another small circle for the stones and wood, dancing fmes across their fingers once again. "I'll make sure it stays on all night this time ok." Senna looks up at me with a thoughtful smile and I nod... even if they don't fully understand what happened st night... maybe it would be better if I didn't understand either.

  I watch as Senna enters their shelter with a slight wave leaving me alone with the fme once again... I wonder if it still remembers me. Senna told me to get some rest but... how do I do that exactly. I walk over and lean against a tree like Senna did those few times on our walk, the tree buckles under my weight bending slightly and starting to crack... this doesn't feel restful. So I walk back over to Senna's shelter and y down in the snow next to it.

  Staring up at the sky the rest of the night...