Hushed Willows all i care to do is sip on beer and chocolate milk

5/15
outside birthing den
25 days old

it’s a cloudless morning. a quiet morning. an orange light pours into the den and kisses aeryn’s face. he is nearly a month old now and has developed an array of abilities since birth. although the world around him still had a fuzziness to it, he had become much more adjusted to light. walking also became a little easier with practice. his mind would always wander to the little boy that inspired him to move. he’d wonder where on earth he could be. everytime someone left the little den they’d always return. but no matter how long he waited, the little boy never came.

well if he wasn’t coming he’d just have to look himself. the thought was both thrilling and terrifying. stepping away from everything he’d ever known would be a big task, all alone no less! he had tried waking @Valiant with a few nudges but he seemed to be enjoying his sleep. wouldn’t want to disturb him, so he’d reluctantly went off on his own. aeryn lingered at the entrance touching the soil with one paw and quickly pulling it back. he did this a couple more times before taking a deep breath and stepping out into the open.

it was like a whole new world. there was so much room out here, occupied by all sorts of foliage and fauna. so many new things to discover! aeryn walked forward with his head held high, staring at all these marvelous things. he had been so caught up in the beauty that he hadn’t noticed a large pool of mud. “ah!” he cried before plummeting face first into the soil.