Northstar Vale Right Beside You

He was eager to move on—and she was eager to have the cache in decent shape for Tamar… anything to assist a swifter recovery for the matriarch. Another idea began to spin in her mind for a moment, and her mouth opened, about to question him: “Hey, Reyson…”

But when the porcupine ambled closer, she chuffed softly, skirting further back around the tree trunk. She had no intention of getting a quill in her nose. Or anywhere in the vicinity of her face. But then he questioned her description of it, and she shot him a look, arching a delicate brow as her gaze drifted over to study it again with mild scrutiny. Beady eyes, pudgy body, a devil-may-care strut as it did whatever it wanted.

 “Yeah,” she decided, giving a nod to assert her answer as well. “It’s cute.”

”But that ass,” And that was when Meadow released a very non-delicate and non-lady-like snort of amusement, her eyes rolling up and a giggle following. “What is with men and asses?” 

And somehow, she had gone from being perturbed about the man’s sudden visit to being dangerously close to making a new friend… and she tried not to shy away at the thought.