It's taken them most of the night, but finally Meli catches a scent. She puts a hand out to stop Molly, and points the way of the trail. Molly squeezes her fingers and takes the lead.
Meli jumps nimbly out of the way as Pippin comes barrelling out at them, taking Molly down beneath him. She grabs at his wrists, holding on to him with every bit of her strength. He hisses and fights her, but he hasn't fed, while she is full and rosy with her meal. Eventually he sags in her grasp, and Molly wraps her arms around him.
"Pippin, love, we don't mind." Some of the madness leaves Pippin's eyes, and he turns to Meli, who relases him and joins their embrace.
"We love you, Peregrin Gardner," Meli says, her fingers pressing his face to her neck. "We'd never want you to be alone."
Pippin sobs against her throat, and bites down. Meli clings to him and Molly as her head spins and she swoons.
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