03-23-2022, 12:44 AM
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Plants could not be trusted. Wether it was with baring his weight or trying to consume him. Ruffled and a bit sticky Laertes was making his way back to camp, not bothering to watch where he was going as his mind was rather focused on plant killing methods. Of course it was now that something would happen. Stepping through ferns the enormous feline found himself almost tripping up on something squishy. Furry. Alive. Now making noise. With a shout Laertes leapt back, feathers and fur flying. That was until he saw what he'd almost squashed on his angry jaunt back home.
A child. All alarm bells ceased ringing. A quick sniff confirmed that they were alone. What was a kid doing out here alone? It was a dangerous world here, something which was only now truly dawning upon Laertes. He'd been so sheltered by family he hadn't considered that leaving them would be so hard. And now it seemed this little thing had no family. How much more difficult that must've been. Any scent of their guardian long gone.
Gathering his composure Laertes found there were no options to be weighed. He'd have to protect the little fox. Knowing she was likely as startled as he, perhaps even more considering his appearance the feline spoke as gently as he knew how. "I'm sorry, kid. I didn't see you there. Are you okay?" The 'are you okay' which would normally accompany that felt like a bad choice of words in their situation. It wasn't remotely okay for a creature that still needed its mother to be so obviously abandoned. Either way, he had ask something. He could only hope that she would understand him and be willing to take his assistance.
A child. All alarm bells ceased ringing. A quick sniff confirmed that they were alone. What was a kid doing out here alone? It was a dangerous world here, something which was only now truly dawning upon Laertes. He'd been so sheltered by family he hadn't considered that leaving them would be so hard. And now it seemed this little thing had no family. How much more difficult that must've been. Any scent of their guardian long gone.
Gathering his composure Laertes found there were no options to be weighed. He'd have to protect the little fox. Knowing she was likely as startled as he, perhaps even more considering his appearance the feline spoke as gently as he knew how. "I'm sorry, kid. I didn't see you there. Are you okay?" The 'are you okay' which would normally accompany that felt like a bad choice of words in their situation. It wasn't remotely okay for a creature that still needed its mother to be so obviously abandoned. Either way, he had ask something. He could only hope that she would understand him and be willing to take his assistance.