Blackfeather Woods Through the Cold

Van offered Potema a smile as she slowed her pace, his tail giving a gentle sway behind him as they became shoulder to shoulder with one another. And as they ventured onward, Van listened carefully with his ears arched forward to her every word and eventually the tyro turned his head - allowing his bright blue eyes to watch the white woman as she spoke and the male found himself letting out a light chuckle at her words, ”Yeah, hence why I knew I couldn't linger alone for much longer.” He said with a smile, his bright eyes gradually peering down to the illuminated path they currently travelled, though his gaze soon returned to the woman as she then questioned him and Van merely offered another smirk, ”I'm sure I'll stick around.” Was his reply.

For reasons unknown to him, Van was intrigued about her, especially the longer he remained within her presence and as Potema shared with him some insight of her past, Van found himself unable to revert his gaze from her, ”Well, apart from not spending much time with you, at least they taught you some useful things.” The silver and white brute said with a half smile, though he let a soft sigh escape him as he thought back to his own childhood, a memory he preferred to keep dead and buried.