Vodnitvar sat there, his expectations grim, simply waiting for her to look him in the eye and leave. But instead he received an entirely different reaction, something he'd never felt before.
Immediately he felt his face go red, and embarrassment flooded his posture. But it felt wonderful, and he didn't really want the moment to pass. He would be fully content to lie here and hold her like this until she chose to back away. But she seemed more interesting in staying, and so with shaky paw Vodnitvar began to slowly pat her on the back. A slow, dull purr coming from deep in his throat. Her words were so comforting, words he'd never spoken before. Things, he himself had never really thought to take in.
He had simply taken his pride's reaction as his fate and that was that. But now his world had been opened to an entirely different scenario, and as hurtful as it was to think about. He had to admit she was right.
A faint smile appeared over the gruff lion's face, and he let out the only words he could think of. "Thank you .... Fireheart." Wrapping his paw gently around her shoulder, he tightened his grip. Fearful that if he let her go, she would simply disappear.
Immediately he felt his face go red, and embarrassment flooded his posture. But it felt wonderful, and he didn't really want the moment to pass. He would be fully content to lie here and hold her like this until she chose to back away. But she seemed more interesting in staying, and so with shaky paw Vodnitvar began to slowly pat her on the back. A slow, dull purr coming from deep in his throat. Her words were so comforting, words he'd never spoken before. Things, he himself had never really thought to take in.
He had simply taken his pride's reaction as his fate and that was that. But now his world had been opened to an entirely different scenario, and as hurtful as it was to think about. He had to admit she was right.
A faint smile appeared over the gruff lion's face, and he let out the only words he could think of. "Thank you .... Fireheart." Wrapping his paw gently around her shoulder, he tightened his grip. Fearful that if he let her go, she would simply disappear.
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