Moonspear to wait for my father, to gather up his tools

arcturus' posture was rigid as he stared down speedy. his yellow gaze a cold squint. he did not realize he was holding his breath until speedy answered, informing him nothing had happened in an expression that made it abundantly clear her words were true.

unfortunately for arcturus, and possibly fortunately for speedy, the boy had not lived long enough to detect a lie when it was presented smoothly. satisfied with her answer, arcturus issued a long exhale and a stern cant of his head. "that's all i needed to know." he informed the woman with a flick of his tail.

thus armed with the knowledge that he secretly wanted to hear (and so invested in only hearing what he wanted to hear..), arcturus did not catch any deceit in her words or posture, and stalked off at a leisurely stroll, leaving speedy to live with her lies alone.