Snowbound

A voice, one he'd heard before from a woman he knew by name, but other than that he knew nothing else about her. He stopped what he was doing as she questioned him, asking him if he needed help. He breathed a sigh, unsure if he should tell her what he was worried about. He wasn't really one to dive into personal things with those he didn't know too well, even when he and Bass had first met, he was pretty reserved about stuff. "Er, hi Vali. I'm doing alright, just uh...looking for a good fishing spot." a lie. He didn't want to tell her he was looking for Bass because if he did, then he was afraid that his suspicions would come true. He shuffled his paws in the damp earth, fluffy plume twitching slightly. He was older than the healer woman by a couple years, not that it mattered or anything. She was pretty, but also not his type. Literally. His mind drifted to the vixen, and suddenly he felt heat rush to his cheeks. Desperate now to find something to distract himself, he asked "So uh, what're you doing here?"

"Speak"