Thunder Dome The flower that blooms in adversity

The kindness of her voice reflected in her white eyes too, which glared over the male with a worried frown. Shiori did not approach him any further, yet he seemed to feel much less anxious about her presence than he was at first. He humbly asked if the cave was hers, which Shiori took as whether he was somehow invading, and she didn't know how to respond to that for a moment. Well... My mother's pack used to live here... she answered thoughtfully before reality butted back in with the logical response but that was a long time ago, so... I guess not. she concluded, realizing that it would be silly to claim any possession over such a titanic marvel.

What happened to your paw? she followed up, accentuating the worry in her features. She was not an expert, nowhere close to it, but she knew some things about plants and she believed she could help if needed. Luckily the cavern seemed lush enough to have some useful things in store.