Redtail Rise you need someone to take your pain for you?

just like that? ancelin snorted. he didn't believe her, but his eyes were not quite as cold as before. to hide their thaw he looked away, flicking his tail. "i gotta get back to it," he stated in a mumble. 
and then he sighed and rolled his shoulders, and shot her a look that could not be called charitable but was possibly acceptant. "good to see you back, mom."
that was all. he signed off with a tip of his head and a turn into the landscape of the rise. he couldn't think of a thing more to say.