Silver Creek no one's controlling me

i do too! <33

after he had finished placing his catch into the hole and covering it, he turned sharply in search of his next task. that was when he latched his pale sights on the dark shape of oryx and he felt his lips curl upward in a pleased smile. it had been a while since he’d seen the woman – since he’d met her first by the creek. he had wondered how she was getting on with the others and if she’d received any sort of trouble. to be fair, he hadn’t anticipated that she was going to have issues in their group. the girl had only ever been pleasant and sweet; the way a woman was intended to be. he thought she would excel with them.
 
with a lean-limbed swagger, harrison made move to approach her. he did what he could to clean the blood from his muzzle with a few quick draws of his tongue. when he figured that he’d done all that he could to make himself pleasant in appearance, he closed the remainder of the space between them and offered her a warm smile that spread along his dark lips. the end of his tail wavered between his hocks excitedly.
 
“oryx, how are you doing?” the snake inquired with a cant of his head. he wanted to know all about how she was settling into the rosings group. part of him wanted to know if she had set her sights on any of the men, but he figured that wasn’t the best way to start their conversation after not having spoken for so long.