Phoenix Maplewood Dance with the Winter Spirits

Now this is interesting, never saw this coming :P

For Esaro, this felt like the greatest day of his life. Enjoying something with a friend really made all this better. But that feeling ended so much sooner than it should have. Laika gave him a taste of reality nearly breaking the image he had of her. Ever since he meant her he was under the impression that she was a caring wolf. She was playful, happy, and helped the pack here and there. But this is the first time her words felt a little cold, almost as if this was the real her and everything else was just an act.

What she said had nothing to do with being a friend. It sounded more like he was just another pack member, like it was just her job and that's all there is to it. Her answer really did take him by surprise and took a while to process. After a few moments he got back up on his feet. He felt like there was a lie somewhere. Something he believed but isn't true. But he couldn't pinpoint where it could be, making him doubt almost everything about her.

Without too much thought, He finally decided to say something. "All I wanted was to be friends. But what you say feels more like you're treating me as if I was just another member of this pack. You make it sound like you are ready to abandon me just as much as you would help me." His trust in her was fading. Suddenly he didn't feel special anymore but he also couldn't feel like he was like everybody else. He was worse than average, did that mean Laika was more likely leave him behind than anything else?

Esaro expressions were neutral, he didn't know how to feel about all this. But he wasn't one to easily abandon the possibility of being real friends with Laika. He sat down, his nose point towards the ground. "I guess that's normal, I'm not really worth anything right now." but then looked up into her eyes. "But one day I will be able to prove to you that I'm worth keeping around. I'll show you and everyone else that I'm not some useless member." He said with determination. In truth he feared to be abandoned due to his lack of abilities. It felt like if he didn't improve soon everyone would want to abandon him.