Blacktail Deer Plateau A Stranger to This World

A few dozen protests jumped to her lips, yet Pied voiced none of them. It made her happy that others thought so highly of her, so much so that they didn't take her counterpoints seriously. Pied knew herself best, though. She'd seen her parents, then her grandparents, lead a pack and knew what it entailed. She didn't want that for herself, or at least she hadn't in the past. Pied knew she would have to sit down and revisit her own ambitions one of these days, to see how she felt about all of it presently. Wolves could change their minds, after all.

"Thanks for the vote of confidence, Kisu," Pied said. Her heart drummed excitedly when he said the ocean lay only a day or two's travels from here. Although his romanticism made her want to roll her eyes (albeit good-naturedly), she said instead, "I'd like that." Although she still wanted to found their relationship on a friendship, she found herself thinking that it would make for a good date of sorts.

Pied idly wondered if he'd bring her back a souvenir from his trip, yet of course she wasn't immodest enough to ask. She silently returned his gaze, easily managing a smile. She could see, just by the look in his eye, that he was truly taken with her. Although it still made her want to laugh, she appreciated the sincere adoration she saw on his face. It kind of made her want to flirt, though the notion was so foreign and awkward to her that she would've blushed and giggled were she a human.

"Well, the sooner you leave, the quicker you'll come back, right?" she asked after a beat, sweeping to all fours. "I look forward to seeing you again soon, Kisu, really. I think it'll be fun to get to know you," she said honestly, her tail waving lightly side to side.