day one: try not to die please

They'd taken off... taken off to go to bigger and more wild places. Really, Ivy was pretty excited about that. Just a few days ago he'd said something to Lo about wanting to explore more... now they had the chance. Still, there was a bit of a pit in his stomach. What if mom couldn't find them now that they'd gone? Would she know how to track them down? Maybe. He hoped. Still, all he could do was hum her lullabies to himself, to Lotus, just barely loud enough for either of them to hear over the clipping of the donkey's hooves. Self-soothing behaviors were the name of the game, after all. It wasn't like Ivy could carry a blankie, after all.

The donkey was tired, or something. Valentine said they could go do... well, kinda do whatever? Ivy would take that. He smirked at his grandfather's words, gaze swinging among his siblings. As Kore crossed to speak to Valen, the blue boy wrinkled his nose, mumbling something under his breath that sounded a whole lot like kissass. Unless anyone was directly by his side, it wasn't loud enough to hear, but the sentiment remained the same.

"Anyone wanna find something to hunt with me?" Ivy shouted to his siblings, tail wagging. "We can bring back somethin' big enough for everyone," he cast the words over his shoulder, already tracking off their roughly beaten trail, nose to the ground. Right, if he had help, they could take down something bigger. Something the could all enjoy... already, the boy felt as if he was always hungry. Maybe it was because he was always moving.

"Words"