Found You

Walk | Talk | Think

He did not answer with any awkward questions - which Callisto could not tell was more relieving or disappointing - but only another of his silly growls, soft and somewhat teasing in its own right. Was that his way of warning her away from picking on him? If she was feeling a little more adventurous, a little more awake, she might have tested it, to see if there was any repercussions attached to the half-hearted threat, but that was definitely getting herself in over her head. There would be plenty of time enough to push his buttons later on.

The paw he had draped around her cinched tighter around her frame and drew her closer to him, pressing her back into his chest so that she lay within the curve of his body, secured their by his grasp. As retraining as it was, Callisto felt only a mild sense of discomfort. If she really wanted to, she was sure she could push his foreleg away and get herself free, to leave him here alone on the forest floor if she wanted to truly prove her point of independence. But there was something to be said about the sense of quiet protection and acceptance that embrace meant to her, and how often the wolf who created it showed concern only for her well being. The black and grey healer sighed quietly, relenting and accepting her temporary fate, as she shifted comfortably within his embrace and stretched her head out beside his with closing eyes to rest with him.

-Exit Callisto-