Oh Bountiful Youth

His tail wiggled a warm greeting to the girl. Even his worry over Malalia couldn’t keep him from ensuring others were happy. “Then it seems we found each other” he teased, wondering why she had been looking for him. He had allowed himself to get caught up in searching for Mal, and running border patrols, and training. He hadn’t spent much time with Maggot recently, and he regretted that now, looking into her earnest, shy smile.

He wasn’t kept in the dark long, and he reached over and nudged her cheek with his nose at her cautious words. “That’s a great idea. Every wolf in the Armada needs to know self defence. We can go over the basics right now if you're free?” he ventured, eyes darting to the rabbit in a thoughtful frown. “Think you can help me eat this first?”