You Can See My Heart

When she saw Indigo's shadow appear from the mouth of the den, her ear flicked to him, but when he spoke out, she picked up her head to look more at him. Her back was still facing him as her neck curled over herself. He didn't really seem to be welcoming himself in, as much as Duchess wanted him to. She stood, regaining her balance as she felt sore in her ankles from her own active day.

She started to come out of the den, not sure how close Indigo was to the entrance. She sat quickly while her paws bothered her and noticed the few things that he brought for her. "Oh, thank you." She tried to muster a smile but couldn't even do that, her gaze staying down towards his paws and the herbs that he prescribed. As she had for many weeks, she would have wanted to beg for him to stay with her, to cuddle with her and hold her close. But she almost knew better than to ask at this point.

"Duchess"