I Spy

Walk | Talk | Think

Aurora watched closely as her Uncle Terrae again moved his lips to the accompaniment of more mumbled noises, and followed the gesture he made toward the plants that sat beside him. Her golden eyes surveyed the pile of alfalfa from the spindly roots all the way up the stems, but just a glance was not enough to enlighten her to the medicinal properties it carried. That information, valuable as it was, meant nothing to the young girl, though she did recognize that the plant itself had a purpose. He must have gotten it for something, she reasoned, and returned her attention to the earth-colored wolf as the lesson went on.

She got to her feet as the healer began to dig a small hole in the ground. Wishing to better observe, the blue pup shifted around until she stood almost across from him, watching his large paws draw dirt away and clear out a shallow space in the earth. Rory's head tilted as she examined the hole, but even as she wondered why it had been dug Terrae was already on his way to answering the question. Attention back on him, the young girl saw him gingerly take one of his plants and set it, roots down, into the hole and begin packing the earth at its base. Oh! That seemed simple enough. He was just moving the plants.

Feeling as if she understood, her golden eyes lit up and sparkled as the delighting sense of comprehension settled in. A smile slowly spread across her soft features as she glanced between Terrae and the plants with a few excited wags of her tail. If she knew what it was he was doing now, did that mean she could help? She wanted to, very much, and began searching the ground around her until she found a decent looking spot just to the side of where she stood. Grinning, she hopped over to it on bouncing, bubbly steps, stopped, and proceeded to begin over-exuberantly digging a hole, kicking up dirt messily as she worked.