Phoenix Maplewood be the hammer to my nails

Fade?  Maybe a new one soon? :)

Scarlett’s compliment makes Ukko’s chest puff out a little and his tail thumps on the ground.  “I’d like to be,” the boy says, leaning forward with a little more pressure on his paw.  He’d not have known the little trick with the moss and there’s no telling what would have happened.  Likely nothing but now he’s sure it’ll heal fine.  He knows what to do if it happens again or if he reopens the wound, which is possible on such a sensitive part of his body.

With further instruction, Ukko lifts himself and turns back to the water.  He dangles his paw in, letting the remaining dirt wash away.  It turns the surrounding areas pink before whisking away in the stream. “Me too,” he tells her with a smile, turning back to put his paw back on the moss.