When the morning came, the family had breakfast together before Tuzi prepared herself for the trek to the cabin. It would be an hour walk to the cabin, and another hour to get back. If she hurried, the rabbit-shifter could get back to the village before lunch.
As she was slipping on her shoes, Feng approached her anxiously asking, "Are you absolutely sure you don't want me to go with you?"
He was feeling apprehensive about it because they had never been apart for any amount of long distance, since she had awakened from her slumber. They were inseparable ever since, and he'd like to keep it that way.
Feng didn't feel comfortable knowing he wasn't there to protect her.
"I will be okay, Feng," she assured him wholeheartedly. "I can beat werebears, remember?" To emphasize her point, she flexed her arms and growled.