Phoenix Maplewood Hello?

End it here?  I'll start up a new one for us tonight! You can squeeze one more post in if you want, or I can archive now!

She hid her initial discomfort well. As intuitive as Reek was, he couldn't see everything, feelings included. His tendency to shorten names and assign nicknames got him into trouble more often than not, but it was something her rarely caught. He nodded and smiled at Scarlett before pulling his head away to set off another chain of raspy coughs.  

Her offer to hunt for him made Reek flush with gratitude. "Thank you Scarlett— Seriously, you're a saint," he rasped. Wobbling a bit, he pushed off the ground and found his feet. "I'll be in my den if you want to bring anything." Reek had never been the type to accept handouts, but in his condition he reconsidered his stance.

Regarding their future lessons, Reek finished with, "I'll find you when I'm ready," before setting off in weak stagger toward his creek side home.

-Reek exits-