last lovely smile

He was in shock for sure, his nose throbbing dully, his breaths were coming in short and sharp gasps and tears were stinging the backs of his eyes but he wasn’t gonna let himself cry in front of Deluge. She’d never stop teasing him if he did, and would probably never take him adventuring again, which was why he was so surprised with the speed at which she moved to check on him. She looked worried, and now he was getting worried that the bush that had bitten him was dangerous. That was until she bit it back and ripped off one of its bushy arms! Was such violence really needed? All it did was poke him for getting too close!

When she dropped her shoulder and offered him a piggy back he was leery at first, but she was right, they’d get home quicker if they weren’t pacing themselves to his short legs. As he held on for dear life and tried to ignore the mild itching her glowy fur left on the parts where his fur was thinnest, he focused on the changing landscape. She was right. The closer they got to home, the greener the earth got. Maybe next time, he’d use that to help him find a statue of his own.