something new awaits

Audra said that she was training to be a healer and couldn't really protect anyone. Avantika didn't know anything about healing. She wouldn't be good at it anyway. While she liked to help people, she couldn't imagine keeping her head and thinking calmly and rationally in that sort of situation. She needed action to ground herself. Avantika normally and Avantika under pressure were very different wolves, and while Avantika normally might be able to do it, healing seemed like it would involve a lot of pressure. And way too much patience for her taste. All that to say, she respected that Audra was training to do something that Avantika couldn't. It was awesome.

Audra looked away suddenly and then looked back once Avantika pointed with her paw. Was she just inattentive? Avantika glanced up at where she'd been looking, just in case. Nothing.

'I b-bet there are lots of herbs to gather around here.' "I wouldn't have a clue. But we could look if you want to." She wanted to spend more time with Audra. They could talk more or just look at each other... Or--or maybe something a little more active? She flushed and looked down at her paws again. Why was she feeling this way? Audra probably didn't.

While Avantika wanted to know more about Audra, she also wanted the girl to like her. She could talk about herself for a little bit. "Well... I like sparring." She decided to give a little nugget of her past. "One of my adoptive brothers taught me how when I was a little kid who'd just joined the Hallows, and I--I don't know, I like being able to keep myself and my loved ones safe and that's the only way I know how."

"Speech"