the eye of odin

"Faah," he cooed happily, enjoying the warmth of her body next to him. Levi grinned and scooted next to the giant paw that he held under his, draping his tiny form across it. He sniffed at her, exploring the scents that covered her coat. Ma sometimes smelled like this, when she went out and came back. Da always smelled like this, since he was in and out all the time, wrestling gigantic bears and slaying fire-breathing lizards. Because that was what was out there, right? Scary creatures in the night?

Levi was content to sniff her leg, though soon he was up on his feet, crawling across her forearm precariously. The fall wouldn't be far, of course, but his coordination wasn't the best. He wobbled across her leg, feeling the muscles roll to one side or the other, and finally reached her shoulder, where he was able to lift himself up to sniff in the big hole in her head. There were two, just like Ma and Da had, and Levi enjoyed checking theirs out, too. "Rah?" he whispered, nibbling gently along the ear as he nosed around her head.