Do you believe in Ice or Fire
Joe
06-12-2021, 10:04 PM
Kitsune's comment about letting him drown was met with humored snickers from the ice-touched young man. He liked how the pup was able to match his teasing with some of her own, despite being so young. Clearly she was being raised in a high brow culture and family if lessons included sarcasm. Her threat of being as big as her parents made Iho glance up at the little girl again, looking at her with skeptical eyes and a smirk while he stifled another laugh. He was sure she was probably right—genetics and all that—but he also couldn't imagine this little fireball getting that big. If he stuck around, maybe he'd get to see her prove him wrong. That would be a long time to hang around in one place though.
As Kitsune rolled out the blanket of mammoth fur, he crawled his way across it and collapsed into the plush fur with a grateful sigh. It felt so good to rest his aching, weary body on a proper bed—or at least, as close as he could get to proper bedding right now. He wasn't about to look a gift horse in the mouth though; he was so thankful for Kitsune's generosity. He just hoped she didn't get into any trouble on his behalf. "Oh, we're friends now? Cool," he replied with another smile. Being friends with a royal princess seemed like a pretty useful connection to have in the world. His eyes lit up when she pulled the stick of mammoth meat out and he eagerly snatched it up when she handed it to him with an enthusiastic, "Thank you!"
As Kit continued to spread out the supplies, Iho greedily gnawed away at the mammoth meat, his stomach growling and aching for sustenance. He devoured the meat bite by bite, sighing happily as he filled his empty stomach. Food, real food! Kitsune asked him something, and when he turned to look at her, his eyes alighted on the fire starter kit. He shook his head and gave a muffled sound in the negative from around his mouthful of meat. He had a feeling she was going to tell him how to in a minute, probably after a snarky comment of some kind about his survival skills.