Aftermath

Walk | Talk | Think

Night passed on quietly, save for the storm outside the den, and Yin was able to sleep soundly and peacefully beside the male who she had suddenly taken as a companion the day before. She never would have imagined sharing a den with anyone after all the trouble she had been through, after convincing herself that she did not need anyone and that even if she did they would not stick around to provide anything more than a temporary company. Of course, it was still early in her fledgling friendship with Klypso; they were only on day two. How long before she finally set aside her doubts and began to see him as an integral part of her day? To even learn to care for him as she once had her other companions?

It was the smell of breakfast that woke her. She had been oblivious to Klypso's early morning adventures and had slept right through them, content to rest as long as she could and perhaps even able to do so more easily because she was subconsciously aware that someone was watching her back. Her dark nose twitched at the end of her muzzle as she smelled the meal and her sleep befuddled green and blue eyes blinked blearily open to finally spy it lying right before her upon the ground. Slowly she lifted her head, still staring at the hare and then shifting to the male wolf who lay just beyond it, glancing about outside of their shelter. "You already eat?" she asked, her voice slightly gruff with lack of use during the night. She could not remember the last time she had woken up to a meal already ready for her; it was almost too good to be true.