Blackfeather Woods Walking by your side

Anyone; late evening

It had been slightly easier to settle into the environment because @Takiyok was already familiar with it. She seemed to be not completely herself on some days, and he wondered if that had something to do with her injury. As usual, she was hardly the kind of person to voice her pain, forcing it down.
Taikon had been working to care for her while she recovered without babying her. The easiest way to do this was to fill caches within the woods. This was secondarily something he'd wanted to do for the Ivory Rose, who were kind enough to shelter the three strangers because @Zephyr had kept to his promise. He wondered silently how his injuries were healing. Even though Taikon wasn't as worried about him once he'd returned home, it was frustrating to not be able to get progress updates on the silver boy's condition. He didn't like the distance. It made him sad.
Taikon uncovered one of the empty caches and placed two voles into it that he'd caught earlier. He covered it, and heaved out a sigh through his nose. For a moment, he stared at the dirt, wishing things had turned out differently while simultaneously counting his many blessings.