Picking through the snow

He quietly sighed to himself as the cooling effects of her treatment was placed over his eyes. It felt good on his irritated skin. He occasionally rubbed his eyes against his foreleg whenever it itched from when the infection cropped up, but this...this felt nice. He listened to her as she explained the process about how infections were supposed to be cleaned out, ears falling back in dismay. Arke hadn't quite done that, but he didn't blame his brother. He had done what he could, but without formal training, he hadn't done it correctly. Again, Dragon couldn't blame his brother for that. They didn't have anyone to really teach that stuff. When he heard the word 'honey', however, he flicked his ears and tilted his head slightly upwards. "I believe they know where to find some, and I'm sure they'd be willing to help you collect it." He motioned to the two felines sitting above them, both looking at each other for a moment before returning their gazes to the two canines below. "Perhaps..." He lashed his tail against the branch he was lying on, a curious tilt of his head accompanying his words.

Dragon smiled a bit as Riva continued, explaining that she didn't know her mom, and going on to say that he should follow his dream. Honestly, he had been doubting himself up until now. The fact that someone wanted him to succeed even though she didn't know him, and even with his disability, she seemed to believe in him. That was perhaps the one thing he needed this whole time. Someone to believe in him. To give him the confidence that he needed. To know that his mission wasn't going to be in vain. He held out hope that Iskra would be the one to say those words, but as it stood well...he shook his head a little. No, he couldn't think about her right now.

When Riva mentioned that he would be stuck with her, he chuckled. "Feel free to stay as long as you want, I'm sure those two are more than happy to hear there's a fresh face to talk to." He smiled, glad too that she would stick around, even if it was just for a short while. It had been a pretty long time since he had been around someone new, especially someone who seemed so upbeat and positive. His own family were either not around much, or still stewing in everything that had happened, much like he was. "Thank you, by the way. I'm starting to feel better already with...was that aloe you used?" He wasn't quite sure, but it smelled like it.


"Dragon"||"Kimahri"||"Shiva"