Unexpected Refuge

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Stop looking at her, you idiot! Sooner or later she'll open her eyes and see you staring. Cerulean orbs fell shut once more, but it took a bit more force this time to make them close. He rested his chin on his paws once more, his body feeling stiff and exhausted. Would this feeling ever go away? Leon wasn't used to this sort of thing. He began to think ahead, trying to keep his mind off of the rest of Valhalla. He had to focus on the things he could see and feel. She was here, with him. That was something he knew. They were in a strange bit of land. This was something else he knew. They had no food and no shelter. This was the worst thing he knew. So what first? He personally was not starving, but how long could she last without eating? And what about rest? They would need somewhere else to hunker down. When the sun fell below the horizon the air would take on a dangerous chill.

Her laugh brought his eyes back open again. It didn't linger long, but the sound was nice, friendly. A smile flickered to his lips and lingered there while she spoke. I stopped for the same reason. He shifted slightly onto his side, all four limbs stretched out parallel to the ground. His head was facing up, turned toward her. Ahhh.. that's better. As she spoke up he began to recollect on what he had seen in his journey here. Nothing really of significance. Grass, dirt, a few shallow hills, nothing that one could hole up in for the night. He thought a bit harder.. surely there had been somewhere, anywhere that a wolf could stay for a night. He pictured a hill, just a short walk away from here. When he'd gotten to the top of it he'd noted that the other side was hollowed out into an oblong form. The wind that had previously battered him had been blocked completely when he'd been on that side of the hill. Perhaps a bed could be made there, at least to keep the night's wind off. Now that you mention it.. there was a hill where one side was carved out, it worked well as a wind shelter when I passed through. He looked up at the sky, it was clear, not a cloud in it. It would work for tonight as long as it doesn't rain.

He paused, thinking about how he'd just phrased that. They really were in this together, weren't they? How much sense would it make for them to not be in it together? After all, they both had the same goal, to get back to their pack - and for him - to get back to his family. Another smile curled on his lips as he decided to lighten the moment. That is, if our paws don't fall off before we get there. He smirked.