Glow up

Kali was so enraptured by the sight before her that she didn’t even hear the tiny patter of pawsteps coming up from behind her. But, suddenly, a form was running into her from behind and she let out a yelp in chorus with the other’s, her lithe body whirling around with her lips raised in a snarl, fully prepared to defend herself. But, the sight before her surely didn’t seem like she was in any danger. A young pup, seemingly only half a year old, stood before her, his bright blue eyes so similar in color to the crystals wide in fright. He didn’t seem to have any bad intentions, just a bit air-headed, so she decided to let it slide.

The scent that came from him was curious. Or rather, it was the lack of scents that made her curious. The scent of pack was incredibly faint on the boy, as if he didn’t belong to one, and the scents of anyone else were equally as dull. He seemed to be alone, and for a pup to be so young and so alone in the current environment they were in...well that didn’t sit right, even to the cold-hearted Kali. Oh, don’t get her wrong, she didn’t feel sympathy for him. Rather, he felt like an interesting puzzle to her, a messenger bird to get information out of. And there was other information she was looking for, too. At his mention of the pretty rocks, her bi-colored gaze looked from them to him and back. An idea formed in her brain.

She put on a kind smile, “It’s okay, mistakes happen,” she said, her voice as sisterly as she could make it. Despite being an actual sister, she had never been particularly nice and affectionate toward her own siblings. “You’re right, they are pretty! And you know, they look just like some crystals I found when I went down south. They were sugar crystals, actually, and they were sooo sweet and tasty!” she said, her eyes getting big and dreamy in memory. But, then her brows twisted in thought. “But...then again...they also look like they could be himalayan salt crystals. Those are salty, not sweet at all,” she added, sticking her tongue out in a ‘bleh’ expression. “I really don’t like salty things, so I’m kind of scared to try…” her auds were pulled back now, a frown marring her pretty face. Her cherry pink and sky blue gaze looked at the crystals, trying her best to look longing. Hopefully, this kid had some sense of chivalry.