Zar rested his tail possessively across Calder where they lay and set about grooming the small chick, smearing his own slime into the fluffy feathers, it contentedly tolerated this. "No problem." he said. "I'll wake you if anything goes wrong, but I doubt anything will. Just get some rest, you have earned it."
The little spider was retrieved second and treated to the same, rubbing the slime carefully into his exoskeleton and legs before placing him back on his web.
It was a lot easier when he didn't think too much about it all.
Moonkitsune
