Just throw it back, for one more night
08-10-2022, 08:43 PM
Ephy was quick to cut in despite his explanation. He was good, not bad, and Florian could feel himself resisting a small sigh. Ephemeral didn’t understand that he had been trying to describe another word but that was alright. It was still good information to know. And knowing that he wasn’t hurt was even more important. He couldn’t place his paw on why he was so concerned about this youth. He was innocent for certain but it seemed to go beyond a normal sense of innocence for a yearling. Ephy seemed even younger than he was as a yearling… He didn’t want to see the kid actually hurt or taken advantage of. He confirmed he was alone, seeming to confirm the assessment of his situation. It didn’t seem to bother him though. But when Ephemeral spoke of his mother, how she slept a long time, Florian’s ears fell. “How long is a long time, Ephy?” Florian asked, an uneasy feeling settling in his gut. He had lost his own parents when he was quite young, his father way before they had even turned a year old… “Has it been all day? Longer?” He wasn’t sure how he would be able to explain to the yearling if she had been “sleeping” longer. That she was gone. He frowned, furrowing his brow, and hoped for the best. "Talk, 'Think.' |