Solaris straightened himself with aplomb, happy to hear that she appreciated his stories. It was good to not be shut up yet. "Well, mom and dad had two litters after mine, and my sisters had pups. So I've had a lot of experience with little ones, and they tend to really like stories." Stories and playing, two things he was pretty good at. He wasn't really sure if that was a good thing for his age, but hey, he was who he was.
"Of course, I'm nothing if not a perfect gentleman. I'll hold you to that, Renesme! And well, my mother was a renowned healer, and I may have soaked up a few things from exposure, so if there is anything I can do to expedite the process, let me know!" He smiled kindly, sitting long enough to relieve an itch behind his left ear. He then returned to his feet, shaking it out, letting the snow that had accumulated on his back release.
Thinking back on the event, Solaris hummed thoughtfully. "Well, it was a long time ago. I'm not sure how old I was, but definitely barely old enough to be out of the den. Servia and I wanted to go exploring, but Schema was being stingy as usual. They're my sisters, by the way, anyway, we finally convinced her to go with us. It was a lot of fun, but we weren't really paying much attention, and got a little lost, conveniently just as one of Tilvera's blizzards was brewing. Naturally we got caught in it.
So there we were, shivering and lost, when thankfully, this really nice female found us. She took us home, and although I was sick afterwards and swore I'd never leave the den again, it was still a pretty cool experience. Nothing does better for sibling bonding than almost dying together! Funny thing is the female that saved us was the niece of another Alpha, and there was some nasty business between the packs for a while. It's weird how things work out like that." His story finished, he took a deep breath, looking up at the sky with a sad smile. He missed his sisters, and wondered how the afterlife was treating them.
"What? Oh! Nothing!" He'd sworn that had been in his head, but maybe he was wrong. Whoops. "It just seemed like maybe you wanted to leave." Not that he would blame her. She had a pack to get back to. Maybe she was out hunting, and he'd totally thrown off her search. Well, he just hoped that he wasn't keeping her too long. Honestly he admired her for putting up with him! Usually by now someone had told him to cool it. How refreshing.
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