Moonspear drive by

Ness's platonic comment normally would have slipped through one of Floki's ears and out the other, but things with Wildfire were different now and he felt his cheeks warm. For the first time, he started to realize that there were other wolves out there -- other girls that could catch his attention. He was still so young and had his whole life ahead of him to settle down. It was a surprising revelation that he tucked away for the time being, instead focusing on his current task: teasing Ness.

"Put it on my tab," he drawled with a flick of his tail. Looking in the direction that the rabbit had gone, he asked, "You up for some fast food?" The medical restitution would have to remain unresolved, unless she wanted to visit with his mother, and the previously promised trip to the beach required some planning -- but he could make up for her lost meal quickly, while she rested her head. "You stay here, Lumpy," he added in the next breath, even as he turned and began to trot away from her, nose to the ground as he trailed the hare.