Long Way Down

She said her thanks, and he dropped the rabbit at the entrance to her small room. He eyed it critically for a moment, and pushed the rabbit a little closer. With that, he excused himself and made his way back to the main room, and grabbed from the stores of spare coats he had put aside for newcomers. He grabbed a large thin rug and returned to her, attaching it to the slots at the highest part of the entrance, and letting it fall so it draped over the hole, offering her privacy. He then proceeded to show her how she could tie it open to let it fresh air, or pull it closed. He said little as he did so.

His thoughts were still on Kyros, and the challenge of pitting himself against the male. He wished for the chance to meet him for himself, to gouge exactly what kind of challenge he would be. Acciona was clearly afraid of him, but she was small, and timid, and many wolves in the world might seem frightening to her. He did not doubt this wolf would be a threat to her, nor the hardships she had endured, only if the man would be a challenge to the Titan, or an easy win.

He stepped back again, the coat tied to the side so he could still see inwards to her den. “Choose your bedding from the pile in the main room” he offered to the small wolf. There were large, thick coats that you could sink half a paw into, or thin breathable mats that wouldn’t overheat in the warm summer days. She could pick her preference as she pleased.

“One last thing before I leave you to get settled. What are your strengths, what are you good at? And what would you like training in”