Phoenix Maplewood Focus on the Promise

Esaro was reminded of the promise. With what the female said, Ukko seemed to have a habit of making others promise something. But that wasn't the case for Esaro. He made the promise himself in order to get Ukko to help out. It was really to show that it was worth it. He didn't have to skills to survive a winter alone so he needed to turn to someone. For being helped Esaro felt a debt he had to pay by returning the favor. To reassure that it wasn't a lie he made the promise.

"Actually, I made the promise myself." He said, setting the facts right and admitting that there is a promise. "By letting me be part of the pack it's only normal that I try helping him in return. The promise I made was to try to reassure him that I wasn't going to take advantage. Is it the same for you?"

He was starting to ease up a bit, due to her friendliness. It made him happier knowing that there are friendlies out here too. His worry of being rejected by other members of the pack was slowly fading. But he had yet to show them how unskillful he was. Right now they seem kind and open but what if they judged his skills later and find out it's not good enough? Would they still act the same?

The female was already on his trust list, a friend. "By the way, I'm Esaro." He said with a happy smile. He was less nervous and a bit more relaxed around her but he was still worried about what would happen later.