Silvertip Mountain It's lonely at the top

He agreed and Niita felt a small rush of happiness, which was soon overpowered by a sense of confusion. He had given her permission rather easily, albeit expressionlessly and no sooner had that happened that Steady pulled himself from the water without a word, turning his back on her. Niita was unsure whether to follow or to stay where she was, opting for a middle ground of moving to stand in the shallows.

Pushing a pebble about with her paw, Niita found she couldn't look at him. "I'm horrid at this." Her confession came easily, it was clear Steady had wanted something else but the pale waif had no idea what. "I've never had a...whatever it is we are. Relationship if you want to call it that. I don't know what you want from me." The last part was quieter, looking up at him finally to see what exactly he had been expecting when she spoke. 

"I'm not stupid." Niita murmured with conviction, knowing many saw her that way for her kind nature. No matter what they thought, Niita knew she was smart. "I know you expected me to say something else. You're gonna have to help me out here, Steady. I don't know anything about dating or whatever, so just tell me. What do you want from me?" She allowed herself to look at him, pleading silently that he would just tell her what it was he expected of her.