just as i am, without one plea

Eyes of fire and blood followed the boy as he moved through the gardens. It seemed as though he was practicing his steps, which was interesting to the older girl. Vendrick seemed to be doing fairly well with it as his pawsteps were quiet and smooth. She watched him move from one side of the garden to the other and he ducked out of sight for a moment, lost behind one plant or another. Dusk wasn't well versed in greenery. It all looked like weeds. Some of them were just colorful weeds.

Vendrick soon appeared again, standing before the pool. He spoke, offering her a flower. There were many things that Dusk could say. Some were nasty, some were rude, some were weird. In the end, she reached up and took the flower from his smaller paw. "Thank you." She sat the flower on top of Whisper then placed her paw back in the water again. "Want to come in? It's hot."

"Dusk Carpathius"