A Great, Wide World of Wonder

Her tail tapped the wall with not a little pride as he remarked that her mother must have been glad for her help, nodding affirmatively. “She was. I think it made her less annoyed about me playing in the herb stocks… But… they just smell so nice! Especially lavender and jasmine.” Her smile was infectious as she piped, “So Da says that when the plants are growing in again, I can have my own stock of them to roll in whenever I want to!”

It was obvious how much she looked forward to rolling in her own plants without getting in trouble for playing in the herbs. And at his comment about enjoying listening, she smiled. “I’d love to. There are so many stories connected to this part of the land, Da says.”

His unerring compliment went unnoticed, for the most part, beyond a cheerful smile returned to him with a nod. “He says it’s where he found his necklace. Maybe I’ll find one, too. Maybe you could find one!” That shimmering paw pointed to him as she finished with a happy smile at the thought. She knew gems came in different colors. She thought maybe orange or green would fit him best, for his mismatched eyes.

She listened with interest as he spoke of learning to fight, and where the real training began, nodding silently as she absorbed his words, then grinned at his offer, tail sweeping the stones as she answered, “I’ll take you on, gladly!”

Her head tipped suddenly as a thought came to her, and she smiled, “I bet Da could teach you. He loves to teach others.”

Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Hear" ---- Think