Snowforest Taiga living without you

the toddler quickly retreated into submission. his ears folded back tight against his skull, his eyes widened with tears; alsek awaited further yelling, but was instead given mellowed tone.

she explained, and he understood why she'd yelled before. smelly? he asked, opening his mouth for a whiff, yuck. alsek hadn't actually bit into the garlic yet, for which he was glad. stryx's lesson would prove useful in the future.

their conversation shifted to the green leaves he'd brought. alsek's offering wasn't as visibly interesting as hers, but it did have its own unique scent. surprisingly, his new friend didn't seem to like it. 

the child giggled with increasing volume, then reached out to explain. flowers, n'agreen, smell too good. his paw motioned with each word, acting to further communicate his very good points. yes, it was green, and it smelled far too good for him to have not picked it up.