King Elk Forest bittersweet

If Grace would've known he was internally praising himself, she would have agreed - it was very rare for her to be so comfortable around someone so new in her life, especially a male, but his aquamarine eyes were so full of gentle humor that she couldn't help be drawn close. His smile was just so darn cute, she couldn't even. 

He went on to say he was honored, but Grace was shaking her head with a laugh. 

                              "It's not every day I give - or get - any praise like today."

She missed his facial change, but not the slight one in his tone. Archer claimed to be okay with that - but Grace was not. Instead of straight out scolding him, she decided to try and joke with him:

                                                     "I think you're a healthy amount of both.... I should know, I'm a healer!"

The russet yearling was easy to follow at his flank - being sure to stay on his right side, so her golden gaze could properly roam over his coat. He wasn't particularly large compared to, say, Stark, but at least beside her, he was a giant. His fur was beautiful, she noted with a smile - hers was the color of partially dried blood, faded to ink on her extremities - she was nothing special. A shadow in the background - and she'd adapted all her life to be just that. His was a thick mat of browns and creams, with even a little black peppered in - he was something to look at, someone who called attention. His sweeet voice called her attention back to him as he asked about her. A smile lit up her face - so few really cared who she was. 

                                                                                                   "Its a pretty long story - I've been around to get to be such a good Hunter and healer." 

She awaited his scoff at her being a hunter - not many believed she could be anything other than slow with this leg. Fortunatley, Nova had planned for that - she'd taught Grace how to get around all that, and it gave the yearling an amazing sense of balance.... Most of the time. She was a damn good small game hunter, but thats just not where her passion was. She wanted to be a Caregiver, a Medic, and a good Botanist one day.