it's clear now that shauna was always meant to be the antler queen. and you knew now that her rage for natalie being picked as their leader, rather than her, was valid.

despite always being on shauna's side, you'd agreed, alongside lottie, that natalie was the right choice.

but, now as shauna is being prepped and dressed for her role as the true antler queen, it's clear now.

and your devotion is ever at its highest level, being the one to adjust the antlers and the very scavenged and layered clothes.

there's something dark in shauna's eyes as the rest silently and anxiously watch you be the one to dress her and address her as the leader the most. as the corruptible and bloodthirsty antler queen.

a subtle smirk dawns on her lips as she watches you — something about your devotion and now obssession with her role as the antler queen and the leader just does something to her.

you are her most devote follower — more so than even lottie, which is saying a lot.

and as you kneel and bow, something runs through her — a shiver of satisfaction.

never mind the eye contact — everyone can feel the tension between you, the shared connection you share out here with the wilderness and it's powerful energy within every single one of you still here and alive.