Blacktail Deer Plateau A little warmer weather makes the heart grow

The 'swag-itude' of Willow's home was about as far from Ax's list of concerns as possible. To him, having spent hours dumped on that trail she'd found him on, the comfort level of the den was entirely up to par. The warmth naturally radiating from her body coupled with the close confines of the earthy walls was quick to take the bitter chill off his bones; he found himself in a restful lull by the time her herbs were pushed in his face.

He ate the first offering...but it wasn't as if he enjoyed doing it. The mucous gumming his throat had created a haven of foul taste and the herb had little going for it flavor-wise. Once gagging, and twice shuddering, he mangled the unappetizing treat before smacking his lips and minding the careful instructions of his caretakers regarding his second treatment.

The sick wolf did as he was told but put his cheek firmly on top of the discarded root after he spit it out to prevent her from taking it. "Ju...just leave it here," he breathed on the cusp of an exhale. The thought of her directly handling some saliva crusted thing fresh from his mouth was a tad mortifying to him.

Since but a scant amount of time had passed he was not yet feeling particularly relieved of his symptoms the fact that he was warm made a world of difference. "You're smart," he commented idly as he noticed her studiously observing him.

set by Emy