"Yes... well... We did, indeed." It had been touch-and-go for about a third of the ten seconds he'd had the kuona in his hands, but things had turned out all right in the end. Howth looked over at the animal again, wondering how he was going to go about extracting anything from it without harming it. He sighed. It hadn't been his intent to care, but it was rather cute.
"I'm a little wary of something larger, but... if you think we could?" He was by no means as fit as Zumei, but his mother
had been a bodyguard and he
had spent the past few months climbing around in caves. Now that he gave it a little thought, maybe it might have been more surprising if he
hadn't held onto the kuona. Still, he was willing, even though he remained concerned over losing his fingers. He nodded.
"We can arrange another trip later."They should have probably been heading back to civilization. He was more damp than anything right now, but she was positively covered with dirt. As if to emphasize his concern, the rain went from a suggestion to more regular, sluggish drops.
"We should go." He pushed the cage a little deeper into the top of his bag again, but left the flap open for air.
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