"We won't go very far" she warned the boy, having agreed to take an escort on her trip to Fern Gulley this time "I'm still, ah, recovering" Poor Scald didn't need to hear the gritty details of a woman giving birth, after all "I already feel a bit tired." She also confessed to him, letting the boy go ahead so he could explore within her sight.

True enough, her little legs began to wobble and Eden sat. Diablo's perceived lifeless body in her mind still rattled her, so she kept a watch on the little pup best she could. Restless nights kept her up, watching and waiting for something bad to happen. To her, to the Pirates, to Ignis or their pups. It felt like a whirlwind at times.

"Speech"
1/3 - get to know packmate

AS HER OWNER...
ignis praetor is allowed in any thread, even ones marked private
baelfire, diablo, rivin and aresenn are also allowed due to being her children

He had tried to sneak off on his own this time. Unfortunately, luck would not be on his side and instead, he would be escorted by Eden. It wasn't that he didn't like the healer, the growing pup just wanted to be adventurous on his own. As they made their way north from the beach toward a forested area, his two-colored eyes grew wide at the sight of the valley. Spring was slowly starting to fade into summer and flowers were already starting to bloom. "I'll try not to lose ya!" Scald yipped back at Eden as he noticed her sit down not far off. A smirk nibbled at the edge of his lips as he stuck his muzzle into a big grouping of yellow flowers. Without a cloud in the sky and the sun at their backs, the gulley was alive with so many things. Birds chirped, frogs ribbeted, and the wind tickled in his ears. Pulling his head back and letting out a big sneeze, he looked over to Eden. "These smell good!" He shouted happily as his tail wagged behind him. Speech

She chuckled, smiling. "Yes, please" Eden would point out "if a predator comes along, I'm counting on you to save me" He had Gilgamesh's pride and free spirit, even if the statement was sort of true in itself. She still had so much to learn about fighting, but at least she couldn't tell herself she was helpless anymore "if not, you'll have to explain to King Sparrow how you lost her healer." And the pirates would be raiding again soon, too.

She noticed he was smelling plants, and nodded. "Marigold flowers" Eden said loud enough for the boy "they grow like dandelions" The healer glanced around them, spotting easily the weeds "but they're different plants" She tried to settle comfortably on the earth "you'll be old enough to be in raids soon, Scald" she added "are you looking forward to that?" She wondered if her children would be too.

"Speech"
2/3 - get to know packmate

AS HER OWNER...
ignis praetor is allowed in any thread, even ones marked private
baelfire, diablo, rivin and aresenn are also allowed due to being her children

Scald only half-listened to her at first because what pup actually listened to adults? He did briefly glance in her direction when she mentioned predator. Did she think he was a scaredy cat? No way! Let any bear or beast come their way and he'd protect her or leave her for dead. Who knew? Pushing his muzzle back toward the flowers and sniffing around with deep breaths, he had to keep his eyes crinkled almost shut to stop himself from sneezing. There were tons of flowers here! More than he'd ever seen at the beach! Red, pink, yellow, purple, blue, the whole rainbow! Kind of like him, ya know? Scald paused again to look at Eden with a curious look. Marigolds, okay, he might remember that for later. Pouncing around like a rabbit hopping over hills, he loved the way the flowers exploded into plumes of petals every time his growing paws landed on them. Nearly tripping at one point over his own toes, he dusted himself off and looked over to Eden. "Raids? I dunno. I guess I like fighting Rexx, but that's kinda like my dad's thing?" His shoulders shrugged before he continued investigating the different flora of the gulley. Explore Fern Gulley 2/3

"What do you like to do then?" Eden tilted her head as he explored more "outside of adventuring" she added, remembering his previous words and also his intense look now " and beating up Rexx." Her tone switched to amused, wondering if Scald beat up Rexx or if Rexx beat up Scald. She was curious about what the puppies had an interest in.

One of them may very well become a healer. She didn't think Scald would, but it never hurt to show interest in something another did anyway. "Do you like flowers?" she added after a silence "I can teach you their names if you want." No healing lesson required, just naming things. He seemed very interested in the smells and sounds around them.

"Speech"
3/3 - get to know packmate

AS HER OWNER...
ignis praetor is allowed in any thread, even ones marked private
baelfire, diablo, rivin and aresenn are also allowed due to being her children

He was mid-pounce amid the flowers when she asked what he liked to do outside of exploring and beating up his brother. The pup landed loudly, causing crickets and butterflies to scatter. Looking at her with narrowed eyes, Scald was thinking hard about the question. Letting out a loud hum, he shrugged again. "I dunno, Eden, I guess picking on you is fun," he smirked and stuck his tongue out at the healer. Turning back to his adventure of smooshing flowers to get them to explode, he really didn't want to leave. He even reached out to taste a few flowers. Some tasted good and some tasted awfully yucky. He heard her offer to teach him the names of the flowers and that made him look back over again. "Why're some gross and some good?" This made his head tilt before he reached out to eat another Marigold. Explore Fern Gulley 3/3