Lift Me Up

Arcturus kept shifting his gaze from the net that stretched between them and Vanille, making sure that they remained in step with one another and that the net didn't get hung on anything while they swept up some of the fish that populated the river. It was relaxing to have a task to focus his mind on—even more so with having Vanille around to do it with. It didn't take long before the net started to feel the weight of the fish that had gotten caught in it, slowing them down a bit so that they wouldn't risk ripping the net in the process. Once he felt like they had probably gathered enough for the two of them he signaled for her to stop and he waded back into the water so he could go back across to where she was waiting. He ducked his head under the water for a moment to grab the bottom corners on the way so that the fish couldn't escape the net as they pulled them onto the shore. It meant his mane was going to get wet and waterlogged, but there wasn't really a good way to get the fish out of the water otherwise.

Climbing back onto the opposite shore, he dragged the net onto the grass of the bank, unfolding the net to reveal the flopping fish that they managed to catch. He gave Vanille a little grin, saying, "Looks like there's plenty for a good dinner here!" He took a couple of steps away from her to give himself a good shake so he wouldn't spray her with water even though he knew it would still take a long time for his mane to dry out again either way. He took a minute after that to pick out a few of the smaller fish that wouldn't be worth the effort of preparing them for what little meat they would yield, tossing them back into the river so they could keep growing like he had seen his mother do when he fished with her before. There was four good sized fish left for them and after considering them for a moment he looked up an Vanille and offered, "If you want I could cook these up for us... If you don't mind hanging around while I get a fire going that is."

"Arcturus Indarra"