A token for the Lady

The woman's eyes said much as she surveyed him. As he expected, she glanced over his emotions and ignored them, unable to decipher them as would one of his kind. “Likewise, Poem” he responded, nodding his head towards her as she gave her name and polite greeting.

She proposed her suggestion to him, and his stoic expression remained unshifted. His paw however moved again. Amused curiosity tumbled free from the gesture, followed by the motion of a gestured smile. “Alright, i’m intrigued. How do you propose we get the honey? And you don’t need to give me any honey, though I'm happy to swap favours. Tell me… what kind of token should a guy get for a girl?” in a conscious effort, he put a faint smile on his maw. Knowing that she would not read the ones in his paw. If they were going to be working together, he would have to put in some effort to speak her language. He glanced at the Mangroves to the side of them. Wondering exactly what he was getting into by agreeing to this…

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