The Last Point of Helplessness
Professor
Anatomist
01-02-2023, 02:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-02-2023, 06:00 PM by Mariah. Edited 6 times in total.)
Just as she had shifted her gaze to find something else of interest, she heard the approaching sound of footsteps. Mariah's silver gaze panned toward the entrance, just in time to see the cream-and-white frame of a dainty woman come into view. Her head cocked as the first impression entered her mind. She was easily the smallest wolf she had ever seen. Except for herself and her brother of course ... but they were young. She wondered what this fae's excuse was. Perhaps she should have had the remorse of someone who had been caught in a place they weren't supposed to be ... but she felt no shame or guilt. The scarlet-shadowed girl stood there a moment, blinking, as her pack mate greeted her by name. Mariah wasn't sure how she felt that her identity was already known. She felt that it left her at some sort of a disadvantage. "Who are you?" She shot back immediately, her attention unwavering as she awaited her response.
However, when Irilyth indicated that the pile of herbs she had been investigating were safe, her ears flicked back a moment. Danger wasn't a concern. She had assumed that they had recently been used on someone (even if that wasn't the case) which is why they had not been put up yet. That meant they would have been used to help someone ... but she wouldn't press this woman on it. She was sure that her statement had been meant with positive intentions.
Irilyth's flash of movement returned her focus. Hueless orbs traced her path to a stone that she began distributing the plant matter she had carried in. Out of curiosity, Mariah quietly crossed the den to join the cream fae to get a better view of the task being conducted. But her interest was immediately curbed for the moment as the healer made a question out of casual amusement. She could not allow the implication of another checkup to pass by uncorrected. "No, that's not why I'm here." Mariah responded sharply. While several of the adults had seemed to be paying extra attention to her and her brother's development, she hadn't an inkling of doubt that anything was perfectly fine. Another checkup was unnecessary.
After another breath, Mariah glanced back to the freshly picked herbs- they appeared to be a different selection as to what had already been left out. "What do these do?" She asked intently, craving the purpose of why they had been collected.
However, when Irilyth indicated that the pile of herbs she had been investigating were safe, her ears flicked back a moment. Danger wasn't a concern. She had assumed that they had recently been used on someone (even if that wasn't the case) which is why they had not been put up yet. That meant they would have been used to help someone ... but she wouldn't press this woman on it. She was sure that her statement had been meant with positive intentions.
Irilyth's flash of movement returned her focus. Hueless orbs traced her path to a stone that she began distributing the plant matter she had carried in. Out of curiosity, Mariah quietly crossed the den to join the cream fae to get a better view of the task being conducted. But her interest was immediately curbed for the moment as the healer made a question out of casual amusement. She could not allow the implication of another checkup to pass by uncorrected. "No, that's not why I'm here." Mariah responded sharply. While several of the adults had seemed to be paying extra attention to her and her brother's development, she hadn't an inkling of doubt that anything was perfectly fine. Another checkup was unnecessary.
After another breath, Mariah glanced back to the freshly picked herbs- they appeared to be a different selection as to what had already been left out. "What do these do?" She asked intently, craving the purpose of why they had been collected.
