Fading Hope
Anaeia felt a tad bit more comfortable around the woman when she gave her name, Huata. The child's head tilted at it, a floppy ear falling to the side as she lifted her head. ”Ha... wee... ta.” She sounded it out the best she could with her still inexperienced tongue, face scrunching up in a silly manner with concentration. She paused afterwards, mismatched eyes focusing on the air before her as she thought about it. It would be the best she could do at the moment, shaking her head slightly before turning her attention back to the woman as she lay down. Though she didn't seem to mean any harm, the girl still flinched when Huata lay a paw over her back, pulling back shyly but still remaining under the limb.
Looking up to the lady Anaeia's ears pulled back as she listened, uncertainty finding its way into her gaze at the mention of this wolf temporarily taking care of her until they found her mother, she would be fine with watching her and would give her some time to think about it. To this she would look down at her paws in thought, wondering if her mother would be upset by going with this lady when she was gone. At the same time the lady was nice, giving the girl food without asking for something in return. It wasn't a long thought process, relatively easy considering the situation she was in. She was just a child just weaned before being abandoned, no basic skills in hunting or defense and only knew how to hide in temporary spots... She needed this.
With a small breath she looked up to the woman and nodded her head slowly, her little paws shifting in the bent grasses beneath her small body. ”Momma will know, she won't be mad at me will she? If she met Huata, she would know she is nice and gave me food.” She spoke in a sweet tone, searching her face in hopes that it was true. Anaeia was a good girl. If Huata meant to harm the pup then she would have already done it, her mother always made it clear that bad creatures attacked immediately to get the upper hand, but this wolf didn't. |