Moonlit Bath

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She felt that she could make it to the river - hopefully it was a slow moving part of the rio grande - as the last thing that she and Alpine should have to worry about was being pulled by the current into the sea. But the male refused to set her down, wanting to help her to the water - and his gentle protest would return the smile to her tired visage - and she would silently relent, nuzzling him best she could from where she was sprawled across his back. He was so kind, she couldn't believe that he was real at times - saving her, carrying her to safety, it was all so incredible. He was incredible, and she wouldn't accept any challenge to the statement, not now - not ever. If it weren't for Alpine she wouldn't be alive - he cared enough about her to risk so much for her, it only made her feel even stronger for him.


When they reached the water she would slink off of his frame as easily as she could, doing her best not to hurt Alpine in any way. The moment she hit the water was nearly euphoric - the tar immediately loosened some and she would sigh at the contact with the cool liquid. The current wasn't too strong, but if she lost her footing in a deeper part of it she could find herself submerged. For now she had nothing to worry about, as Alpine had carefully picked a shallow bank to wash them both off. Gratefully she would take his offer to support her against the current, and she would wade a bit deeper, wanting to make the job of dislodging the caked on sludge that much easier.


Realizing that her mouth was still dry she would take a few hesitant laps at the water - the liquid sweeping away the dryness instantly, and leaving her feeling quite a bit better with water in her system. "Thank you Alpine." She would wriggle a bit, shaking some of the tar off of her in the water. "Here, let me help." He was doing his best to get what was on her sides - and she would try and do the same, rubbing against his side with her own to try and clean them both a bit. All the while she was careful that the kitten they had saved was alright - the little thing was absolutely confused as to why these two huge wolves hadn't eaten it yet, but slowly the fear would be replaced with curiosity as it found itself clean.


"I'm not going to eat you little guy." She would gently remark, before her gaze drifted to Alpine. Lazily she would slide beside him and nuzzle his neck, happily humming as she felt that she was mostly clean. For a moment she thought that the muck would stick to her forever. "And neither is he - he saved us both after all." Her smile was genuine, no trace of the tiredness that was present in her very bones. Like her own personal spark, he seemed to give her something to be glad. "Thank you so much, I don't know what I'd would have done without you."