Down the Rabbit Hole
Solveiga was making all kinds of discoveries today, first with the beautiful cave and then with the lemur creature she had never seen before. But to be honest, the most interesting discovery of all was the personality of the wolf before her. She was so witty, and at many of her little comebacks Solveiga could not help but laugh. She may have been the most glib individual she had ever stumbled across, and it was entertaining just to talk to her. But then, she made another witty response that ushered a different sort of reaction from the small innocent woman. She had just remarked on how she had not been disappointed with what she had found in the cave, and her eyes were on the crystals embedded in the stone ceiling above their heads when suddenly, Peregrine suggested that the sight which had pleased her had been the sight of such a beautiful woman. The beautiful woman being Peregrine, no doubt. Solveiga looked down quickly, her eyes wide. If wolves could blush, she would have been red as a rose. She was beautiful, honestly. But what was she supposed to say now? Agree, deny it? To deny it would be a lie, but to agree would mean more teasing and unexpected flirting. The sand colored woman swallowed hard and opened her mouth to respond, but she was not as witty as Peregrine, not with words at least. So nothing came out. She tilted her ears back in embarrassment but smiled shyly because she simply could not help it.
Then the earthen woman tossed her a wink and started coming closer, which of course sent her heart into a flurry. Her eyes widened a bit again and she tensed as the near stranger brushed her form along her own on her way to the exit. Solveiga could not, for the life of her, say that she did not enjoy it.
Heavens above, what was happening?
Solveiga was still completely silent. Just then, Peregrine spoke again, offering for the smaller woman to accompany her to the surface. She came up with her last words years ago and said that it would be a shame for no one to hear them. At that Solveiga laughed softly again, the joke warming her back up and she shook herself out a bit, taking one last look at the cave and then sighing and turning to follow the wolf and her lemur.
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