Nerves
She cocked her head slightly at him when he mentioned his dad feeding him a special diet. What kind of diet was that? Would she get bigger too if she ate what he did? "Um...well, we eat rabbits, deer, birds, sometimes I eat mice and lizards. Also eggs and fish, and grass, and these yucky herbs so we don't get sick, but I think my favorite is fresh fish! What did your daddy feed you? Will I get as big as you if I ate it too!?" Ah, poor naive little girl. Had she any sense? Maybe. But she was as innocent and as pure as they come, and since this was the first time she'd been away from her parents and on her own, she was pretty new to the world. Or rather, to the darkness that walked upon the earth. She figured everyone was as nice as her pack mates, and this guy seemed pretty nice! So far, anyway. Her tail kept wagging even as he approached the pool and drank, and it was at that moment she had to crane her neck up to look at him, else she'd be looking at his ankles or something. Even when he sat, she looked up. But she was pretty small, so she supposed it was something she'd always have to do.
She smiled when he gave her his name, though she didn't know if Satan even meant anything. "Nice to meetcha, Mr. Satan! My name is Kairi Valentine!" A broad smile showed after she said her name. She did like her name alot, her daddy's last name was pretty. So was her momma's last name, but Kairi had always massacred it when she tried to say it and she just couldn't really pronounce it quite right. Oh well, it was still a part of her as long as her momma was around! After that, she kinda space in the moments of near silence. But when he spoke up again and said he didn't know the way out, she frowned. And at the mention of her tracking something, she gazed up at the ceiling in thought. "Y'know, I'm not sure what we were supposed to track. I think maybe a deer or something, I dunno. I took off before they finished talking, but I'm positive it was some sorta prey. That's the only thing we've tracked before, anyway." She gave a firm nod, pretty sure that that's what her mom and her uncle were talking about. But she'd beat them to it...if she could ever get out of here.
He said there was a winter storm or something, and she peered around as if she might be able to see the entrance she had come from, but of course she was too far to see it, let alone find it. If there was a storm coming, then it wouldn't be a good idea to go out in it. So when he suggested staying the night in the cavern and sharing stories, she was all over it. "That sounds like a good idea! I'd love to hear some stories, Satan!" She grinned, tail wagging as she stood there. Would they be camping out here next to the water? Or did he have another spot? She was excited about this now. They were gonna camp out! |
