Dark Abyss
12-29-2013, 08:28 PM
Relief flooded Nizhoni with such strength it nearly washed the boy away. He sighed and fell shakily to the ground, happy to feel his warm sister safe with him. The chill from the water seemed to roll at them, angry that he'd prevented it's kill. "You gotta be more careful, Nols," he said gently. He pressed his nose under her jaw, and then sniffed gingerly at her back where the bird had tried to grab at her. He licked at the wounds, trying to clean her fur a bit, to get rid of the grime, and to calm her down. "Come on," he said gently. "We gotta go find Momma, she'll know what to do." Nizhoni looked up at the sky, trying to see if the bird would return, or if it still circled overhead. He saw nothing for the moment and stood, nosing under her shoulder to help her stand. He could help but think it odd that his sister had reacted so. She was so close to the barn after all, why not run there? Couldn't she see the water before her? He frowned, and let her weight fall against him. "Speech" Think |