Phoenix Maplewood don’t get me wrong

he gave a nod to her first question, and a blank stare to the second. maybe she hadn't heard him clearly? his lips parted to repeat himself, though the motion of her injured paw rising to land on her stomach caused him to freeze.

her children had been nothing more than an afterthought during her initial rescue, though now that she was awake and moving, their fate was now an active concern of his as well. "does it hurt there too?", he wondered with a tilt of his head, his focus flickering between her side and the crimson stains along her chin.