Phoenix Maplewood Anyone Home?

He gave her a charming grin when she confessed to finding him attractive. For Howl it was so easy to see beautiful women and tell them. But it seemed as though females were less inclined to state their attraction so easily. None the less it was nice to hear that the two were on the same page. Both happy to be accompanied by another good-looking individual.

When she described her favorite thing about being in a new place Howl couldn't help but miss that feeling. He found new places almost everywhere he went but he had to be careful with where the new sights and scents would lead him. He had to know where he was and now far from the pack he was so that he could return properly. As a lone wolf you needn't return to anyone and were allowed to follow to your heart's content.  "I wish I could do more of that. You make it sound so adventurous."  he said with a playful raise of his eyebrows and a smile.

He walked with her turning his head this way and that to catch new smells, but followed her rather than venturing off separately. She then turned to look at him and asked if he was about to smell what she was smelling. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath,  "... something sweet ..." he said thinking aloud before following her to a large tree. 

She reached up to try some ooze coming from the bark of the tree, just barely reaching it. When she came back down she commented on its taste and insisted that he try some for himself. He reached up the tree, and being taller then her had a lot easier time reaching up. He tasted some and it was indeed sweet. Remembering how hard it had been for her to reach up here, he took his claws and dropped them down. Causing a longer gash in the bark to for the ooze to follow. "That should be easier for you to reach."  he said first. "Perhaps it's sap. I've seen it before, but never thought to try it."  he said.