Seeking Shelter

He was relieved when things didn't get weird and awkward and he was happy to shove it away for now. Fiery colored gaze followed her movements as she sniffed behind her before turning back to look at him with a smile. He offered her a halfhearted one before shifting on his paws to look around the barn. He didn't mind the idea of being holed up here for a while. It would be warm and he was so sick and tired of the damn snow. After almost freezing to death in the north he would have been content to never see snow again in his life. Needless to say he was eagerly awaiting the arrival of spring.

His attention flicked back to his companion as she pranced on her paws. He watched her curiously for a moment before she padded off to sniff around their temporary home. He headed off along an opposite wall and began sniffing around some corners seeing if he could find any hiding spots for a rodent. They wouldn't be very big or filling, but something was better than nothing and he wouldn't complain. He'd gotten used to eating smaller meals since becoming a loner so he'd long since gotten past the whining stage about it.

A flurry of movement caught his attention and he looked up in time to see Delaney snatching up a rat in her jaws. He smiled excitedly as she padded over with her tail waving. "Nice catch." At least she could hunt well for herself. It'd taken him a while to figure out how to be quick enough to catch rodents before they disappeared into some hole. Surprise and confusion quickly overtook his face as she dropped the rat at his feet and nosed it to him. He opened his mouth to protest but before he could she went off to find another. "Thanks." He said before lying down to enjoy the rat. He began to tear into it and after a few bites he glanced up at her. "So how come you left your pack? I don't think I would have traded pack life for this."

"SPEAK"