Unexpected Refuge

Quote:She watched silently as Leon shifted to lay himself down upon his side and stretch his legs out away from him, a position that looked considerably more comfortable than her own. With her hind legs curled and her front ones only partially extended, Asthoreth knew mimicking her companion's shift would do her some good, but she was hardly ready for the assured cries that her muscles would make in protest. Unless she had to, she had no plans to move just yet.

He became thoughtful for a moment, and she quietly studied him in his inattention. Though he still seemed to favor his legs as much as she did, the brown based wolf appeared to be regaining a little bit of his strength. It was good news since she had a feeling that sooner rather than later they would be on the move. At least we'll have each other to push us into moving, she thought with relief, sure that, if left to her own devices, she would likely have stayed there on the creek bank all night if she could.

With her expectations low, Ashtoreth was extremely surprised to hear Leon suggest a possible resting place. Her ears perking of their own free will, she managed to open her eyes a little wider and lift her head from her paw to more properly look at him, listening as he described the hollowed out hillside. "That sounds promising," she murmured. It was definitely the best news she had heard so far - aside from learning who the stranger down the creek bed had been.

And, unexpectedly, he made his own joke. A wide smile stretched across her face as she laughed, struck suddenly by the humor of it, before she quieted enough to answer, the laughter still in her voice. "You better hope yours don't fall off. I can't carry you." Still smiling, she rolled her neck, her body bracing for a second before she gave up and relaxed once again on the creek bank. "How far away is this hill?" Ashtoreth asked, prolonging the moment when she needed to get up for a second longer with a little question.

-- ashtoreth