Blackfoot Forest bird song

Atka simply nodded, tail wagging in response as she took a moment to catch her breath.

❝Sure thing,❞ She said, giving a breathless chuckle.

❝You know, I wouldn't mind if you stuck around for a few more hunts.❞ Maybe even longer, but Atka didn't say that, not wanting to come across as attatched.

She didn't yet meet her eyes, nervousness almost twinging in her belly as she waited for Heph's response. She then turned her attention to settling into the ground, waiting for the wolf to eat her share. Atka gazed at her, seemingly deep in thought, once she caught herself staring she cleared her throat and shook her head.

❝My interactions with others haven't been as...❞ She paused, trying to find the right words. ❝comfortable as our meeting.❞

Atka never meant harm where she wandered, no ill intent residing in her, but she felt threatened in her other encounters. However, this meeting lacked that, she felt relaxed, and safe. Her tail thumped the ground, unable to hide her contentment at the time.