Unsteady Footing

Eria?s demeanor changed significantly as he spoke about the loss of his brother, her ears pinning themselves against her crown and sadness enveloping her ocean baby blues. That?s exactly what he didn?t want; pity. But he wasn?t about to tell her not to feel that way she felt. Everyone was entitled to their feelings after all. He noticed how she would knead her paw in the snow, as if wanting to stand. Did she want to comfort him? He wasn?t sure if he wanted comfort. He hadn?t been raised to know comfort. Father had never comforted him, only enslaved him. He said nothing, keeping what he?d noticed to himself as she began to speak.


I'm so sorry, Pontifex?I hope that you and your sister will be all right. Losing a family member, especially one you loved with all of your heart, shouldn't be something anyone should feel... If there is anything I can do, don't hesitate to ask. He took in her words, rather surprised that a near stranger was offering up her help. Strangers didn?t help strangers did they? Pontifex shook his head, unable to find the words to respond. What could he say? Thank you? was all he could manage, his voice barely above a whisper, though audible enough because of the echo the boat at his back provided.


He nodded in agreement as she spoke about wanting to know Alacritis well before she became too old. He could understand that want. And then Eria would rise, shaking the ice and snow from her obsidian, blue hued pelt, glancing in his direction as she motioned to the darkening landscape before them. I bet you are eager to find a place of warmth, considering you're not used to these temperatures. They tend to get really low at night. If you want to come with me, that is. I won't mind if you want to head back to warmer climates. The grey and onyx brute nodded, rising to his feet, shaking his own pelt free of the chilly substance as his paws carried down the short slope towards Eria, coming up beside her. I am grateful for your offer. I wouldn?t mind accompanying you this night. There was something about Eria, he wasn?t sure what exactly yet, that made him feel?.good? He wasn?t sure what the word was for it, but he liked her. If things went well maybe they could become friends in the future. He would have to wait and see.


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