along the way

Anthea smirked as Mercury insisted that since the trip was his idea then he ought to return her in the same state she had left in and she wondered if that was really it or if there was something more to it. Regardless, she didn't press the matter and began to walk away from the river regardless so they could continue on to their next destination. She was sure there was plenty more to see in the wide expanse of Auster that they could venture through. Before she got very far though, Mercury fell into step beside her and caught her attention as he brought up how he didn't yet see any bears. The comment made her glance up at him with a quizzical look, wondering for a beat where he was going with that statement, until he went on to suggest that they risk it for some salmon to go with their lunch.

Her expression shifted with her obvious surprise, but a grin pulled across her lips and she teasingly nudged his upper foreleg with her shoulder as she chuckled. "I knew there was some fun somewhere in there," she commented with amusement, her tail wagging gently behind her as she slowed her steps, glancing back at the river and considering for a moment. Even though she knew it hadn't actually been all that long since she had last been fishing, with the gap in her memory it felt like a life time ago. It felt like something that should be familiar to her though and she was eager for that kind of familiarity. "Lets do it," she said with certainty as she glanced back at him again for a moment with another grin, turning back toward the water and beginning to look for a spot that would be good for their fishing.

"Anthea Dásos"