she hasn't seen furi since their fight and her anger has long since turned into an unyielding anxiety that nestles in her belly. furi won't go on patrol with her. furi isn't in the den at night (or if she is, she manages to avoid blixen expertly). it has not been long but the days feel like years and she doesn't know what to do.

the gona is not looking for rose when she comes across her scent but - she decides to follow it. okay, yeah, she could have handled things better at the border, even if her suspicion was justified. and rose passed dio's inspection, so she was a bonafide member of drageda, and blix had no problems with her. except for the fact that she stole her friend. just that tiny thing.

for once she's quiet as she approaches, subdued by the (hopefully, god willing, temporary) loss of her main friendship. amber eyes follow rose's movements, intrigued by the bundle of herbs nearby, but she shakes her head slightly and squares up. "hei," the ginger says, "um. is it cool if i talk to you?"

rose doesn't seem particularly impressed by her, which, fair, but also, she has to respect the girl's ability to stand her ground. "sooo," she starts, immediately blushing, "i am... sorry for how i acted towards you. the other day. obviously." she talks carefully, trying to pick out each word as delicately as possible, trying to be as clear as she's physically able. she gathers the rest of her pride and sighs, looking downcast. "i get it if you don't wanna forgive me right now but i hope you'll, um, give me a chance." the last thing she wants is lingering resentment  between her and any of her pack mates - especially not someone furi likes, even if she's someone furi likes, you know? she has more to say - well, ask - but she holds her tongue for now, waiting to see rose's reaction before she pushes further.

given how badly her last apology went, she's relieved rose seems to accept it so quickly. or at least be willing to work on moving forward. "ha," she says weakly at the fire-furred girl's joke, thinking of her best friend. former best friend? ugh. "um, i don't know if furi mentioned but, i'm actually interested in plants and stuff too," blixen says, wincing slightly on her friend's name but indicating the bundle of herbs by rose's feet. "though i don't know much, mostly i help out at the garden here." it's an olive branch of sorts, definitely - she doesn't know what rose knows or is interested in, but she hopes it can be something to help smooth things out. for now. oh, and, "does - how did - you and furi, like," she fumbles, three different questions catching in her throat at once, "is - does she seem okay? to - you?"

she perks up at rose's offer, a little surprised she's so willing to help her out - but waits until she has an answer to her question to speak again. she seemed alright to me, rose says, and the ginger deflates a little once more, for an entirely different reason. "no, nothing's ... i mean, it's okay," blix says, sighing. "we're just on the outs." she admits sheepishly, looking away. she's glad to hear furi's acting normally around rose at least - but it does also sting a bit. blixen has to admit rose seems like - well, frankly, like a significantly better friend, considering how elegantly she's handled blix's irate suspicions. but it still hurts to be replaced.

the gona shakes her head, looking apologetically at rose. "anything you wanna teach me, i'm down for," she says, retreating to their shared interest (that isn't currently mad at her). "my cousin dalia's also interested in herbs and stuff -- i bet you two'd get along too," she adds with a wag of her tail. rose will fit in just fine and everything can fall back into place - everything except her and furi, it seems.

the ginger squints at rose's sigh -- is she relieved blix and furi are fighting, does it make it easier for her to steal away the silvery-furred gona? -- but does not comment on it as the moment's passed and she's trying to be reconcillatory, not pick another fight. instead she spends a moment trying to think of what she actually wants to learn. "i like gardening so far," she says, "so i guess like, what grows when, what does what, what stuff is, that sorta thing." blix hasn't gotten to see the garden in full bloom yet and she doesn't actually know what plants are in it, just how to pull weeds and let the soil breathe. maybe when it gets warmer they can all add some stuff to it together (the thought makes her smile, she has to admit).

"good idea," blix agrees readily, pleased the other girl likes gardening as well. rose, dalia, and blix can be like, a little club. or something. furi'd probably like that (and then she remembers, and has to think about something else). she moves a little closer to the other redhead, eager to see whatever rose has to teach her.