Bearclaw Valley remember me,

He sighed, shaking out the ache of his wound. There was an unexpectedness of her reaction— she hadn't shown him so much...worry. The plead in her stormcloud, jade eyes, was enough. He hadn't seen that look from her since picked her up in the glade.
Alright, alright. He rescinded. He'd see Rala...eventually. Though her name left a violently bitter taste on his tongue.
An ear perked, head swiveling towards the storm's eye. Best protector, now? A smirk pulled. Had she thought that of him? Did it matter? Y'reckon?