Lake Rodney life on the road

his ears perked up as dawn approached, not in the least bit disappointed that she had come to break the silence. he nodded at her question, curling his long tail around his forepaws. "absolutely. what's on your mind?"

with the pace they had set throughout the trip, aditya hadn't had much time to talk to dawn. even when there was an opportunity, there was no solitude; pema was ever-present. he was quite fond of the healer, but there were times when he wished he could just be alone with his prospective love interest.

perhaps this was what this conversation was about. feeling as though jaws squeezed his heart, adi shoved down the panic at the thought that this could be her time to gently let him down.