Malia had, admittedly, waffled on going. But she does want to be friends with these people. She wants to feel safe around them, and the best way to do that would be to learn how to be around them, right? So, in the end, she decides to go.

And as soon as she does, she's glad she has, because she can smell deer. Her favorite food in the whole wide world, and it's here. Her eyes flash blue and stay that way as she follows the scent to the spit. She has to forcibly stop herself from just grabbing a hank and running.

"This smells amazing," she declares as soon as she sees one of the Danverses. She looks happier than probably anyone in Darrow had seen her (except for, maybe, Coraline or America, whom Malia has been spending the most time with).