Phoenix Maplewood just dance

tags for reference - set about an hour after this thread

even after departing @Ying's side out of hurt and frustration, astaroth had stuck near. she needed time to herself and quite frankly, after everything that'd just happened, so did he. he took a walk to cool his head and wipe away the tears, though the lingering pain he'd felt emotionally was far from healed.

what he needed now was a distraction.

her paw had looked pretty beaten up, and he assumed she wouldn't be able to hunt anytime soon. so, to kill two birds with one stone, he set off in search of something for her to eat. given that she'd thrown up the remaining contents of her stomach, he imagined it wouldn't be long till she grew hungry. he tossed his head up and let out a call for her - i'll be here if you need me - and with that he set off for the nearest woodland in sight.