Learning Pains

Ignita had settled herself on the balcony overlooking the Col. She had let others start to handle the storage room since her pre-delivery confinement and now she felt no hurry to hide herself away back in there. Now she had young ones to mind and keep an eye on. She liked this spot to see them. They always knew where to find her and she could see them from here easily. She had noticed her eldest make his way back up to the balcony after a long day of exploring and navigating his new freedom.

She tilted her head sympathetic as she noticed his lowered posture and stomping stride. She braced herself as she watched him come closer and slump next to her, burying his hard and sharply pointed head into his furs. She tried to hide a wince and stifle a grunt. The poor boy had the body awareness of a poorly coordinated and blind elephant.

She hummed a low soothing sound, bending down to give him a gentle kiss. "She is fast isn't she?" Ignita remarked, "It doesn't seem fair." She agreed.

To keep her side intact and less poked she artfully scooped his face up to look into his deep golden eyes. "You used to be much clumsier! Already you're moving so much better than you were before!" She remarked and smiled warmly. Would he understand that this meant he would get better at navigating his paws as he grew?


"Speech"