way down south

Walk | Talk | Think

Anais ignored him, stubbornly keeping her yellow-gold gaze fixed upon the water and nothing else. She was going to show him that she was right about the fish, but she was not going to do that by allowing her attention to falter. She needed to focus, to concentrate, so that when the fish finally did decide to venture closer she would spot them sliding closer to her legs and curiously sidling nearer. And hopefully they were there. It was her first chance at showing off her smarts and skills before someone that she was unrelated to and it would have been so terribly embarrassing to get it wrong. Still and silent, the young girl continued to look intently at the water below her nose, practically willing the prettily scaled creatures to show themselves.

Although, as she considered it, they were not going to show up if Kyarst continued to move about and fidget like he was. Her own ears twitched slightly his way as she continued to try ignoring him, feeling the water move as he did though eventually it stopped. Had he finally caught on and realized he needed to be still? Trying for discretion, her eyes slowly shifted his way, peeking at him from the corner of her vision. He was still, just as she was, and thankfully for it. Had he possibly spotted one of the fish that she had argued where there? Pulling her gaze from him, she attempted to follow his line of sight and see what he was seeing.

Nothing. That was discouraging. A little she began to feel nervous, her features worrying themselves into a more pinched look. But after a little bit she could have sworn she had seen it, a little shadow just beyond where they stood. Ears perking, her body became slightly more tense, her attention rapt upon the movement. She said nothing, only waited and willed the dark colored wolf beside her to do the same since she dared not speak in case her quiet voice might ruin the tranquility that permeated the air around them. Fish were so sensitive, and so easy to spook away when they had the upper hand in water. To her surprise, the shadow did come closer, and once she could see the distinguishing shape of it clearly she smiled. Anais glanced over toward her company with a slight movement of her head, trying to get his attention, before she sought out the fish again. Ah! Yes! Still there. Just a little closer, just a little bit...