you and me, baby, on the run
06-13-2014, 06:39 PM
Talon could not help but worry that she would not stay happy forever. Everyone he had ever loved had left him, even Kangi, albeit for a brief time. What if she grew restless once again? This time, though, she knew he could care less where she wanted to go -- he would follow her to the ends of the earth. His smile said it all as he stood there, his tail flicking happily where it lay at his hocks. He followed her behavior, sticking his tongue out to allow a few of the flakes to land on it. The snowfall seemed to grow heavier by the second, but perhaps it was just his mind growing more alert as he slowly rid himself of sleep. His eyes opened wide as she began to tell him about Waziya. He loved her stories; they were so foreign from the things his parents had told him as a child. His memories of them were hazy, but he somehow knew that Kangi knew things they had never known. Different things -- she knew of this Waziya, the giant in the north who brought winter and destruction with it. "Maybe he doesn't sound so nice," he commented idly, his gaze shifting to the meal she had gotten for them. He felt his stomach rumbling, and grew suddenly aware of how hungry he was. He was happy to take the kill from her, and his own smile grew as he found himself settling down beside her. Talon wondered if they ought to seek shelter as they ate, but he knew Kangi was enjoying the snow, and would not take that happiness away from her as long as he could handle. The snow was a pleasant sight to him, even if he felt his paws growing cold as he sat. "I should be hunting for you," he suggested softly. "My dad hunted for my mom and us a lot. I think..." He could hardly picture any of them now, but he was beginning to feel a sense of duty to Kangi that he wasn't sure if he could completely fulfill. |
