Desolate Blizzard

Cairo smirked as she tried those puppy-eyes on him again. It was tempting to cave, but who didn’t love a good surprise? “Nope! Not even one hint.”

His tongue poked out at her as he snickered, tail tapping the ground, though the expression softened into that gentle smile as she accepted that she’d just have to see it when she saw it and thanked him in advance.

At her remark, he grinned, chuckling as he retorted, “Oh I don’t mind one bit. I can let Aurielle know you might drop in from time to time.”

At her question, his head cocked, half smiling, “Well, part of it is Aurielle threw me out to go exploring again, and then I put the travel to good use, getting used to my new center of gravity. And I was hoping you’d be around. And here ya are. Plus… it’s always good to see how the land’s repairing itself. Can’t say that it looks like it’s ready to do so here at the mountain itself yet.”

His head swiveled, eyes scanning out toward the lower areas, though the storm really made it impossible to see more than thirty feet, at most. He could still remember the night this volcano erupted. The sullen fire in the night sky, visible even from the west.

Word Count: 218
Total: 4039

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