Redhawk Caldera [aw] another dawn

A single ear pricked backwards to acknowledge Maia's approach. His hearing wasn't quite what it'd been, but it was still sharp enough. He could hear from her gait that it was Maia. His nose confirmed that it was her before he saw her face. His head followed his ear, a smile creeping on his face as Maia's sweet, gentle face came into view.

He chuckled as Maia mentioned having had a day; he had only slept in and then stretched in order to make this walk to the lake. Oh? he asked as he nuzzled her cheek, always eager to hear about Maia's day. Realising he hadn't answered her question, he added: On the day I start minding your company, please take me out. He chuckled, though realised after he said it that perhaps at his age, it was no longer something to joke about altogether too much.