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Taiga’s sleep was deep, but free of the nightmares of before. The dreams were short and fleeting though, the kind that were hard to remember upon waking, though a constant in them all always seemed to be a distant, pale lioness watching over him. It was in one such dream, just as he was managing to near the watchful form, that he awoke, a bit disappointed that he had been unable to get closer to the form. The sleep’s grasp on him lifted slowly. He was only faintly aware of another presence as his mind cleared, but once it had done so he came to find Mana at his side. His previous disappointment at having not been able to reach the dream lioness quickly faded, as he found he had her at his side in waking.

“Hello there.” A large yawn followed his greeting to the lady, followed still by his forelegs stretching a bit. A small tug at his fur caught his attention and his gaze fell upon the mud on his legs that had dried, and as it started to chip and come lose was holding lightly to some of his fur. It was then he realised that he felt a lot better than he had earlier. The pains in his body had nearly all subsided.

Taiga gingerly pulled himself to his feet, trying to keep as much weight off his front legs as he could at first. “I’ll be careful.” Gradually he shifted his weight forward, testing the forelimbs to see how they felt. They were a bit weak, but felt much better after Mana’s treatment. After a moment he took a step forward, feeling the mud on his back chip as he had before from his legs. “That medicine of yours is amazing, I feel better than before.” He stretched himself gently, feeling the mud crack further against the movement, and though there was a bit of pain he still felt fine. “That must be some sort of magic herb you mixed with the mud.”

Taiga knew he probably should listen to her, but he was a fighter, and fighters didn’t let such tiny wounds put them down. A grin spread across his face, he was so compelled to see just how well he felt. “I’ll be fine.” After flashing a quick grin towards Mana he took one slow step forward before kicking off in to a jog. He circled around the tree, and as he came back towards her he quickened his pace and headed towards the water, careful not to get too close lest he get caught in the mud. His wounds hurt slightly, but he felt great. It certainly must have been some sort of magical herb. As he came to the far side of the water, across it from Mana, he sped up once more in to a run, charging around the water’s edge. A sharp twinge of pain caused him to stumble, though he managed to keep his footing and not fall, though he did slow his pace. Panting lightly he trotted back to sit down beside Mana, feeling like a cub who has just won a race. “Better than ever, I could probably take down a whole pride of lions myself, thanks to your care.”

The lioness’s actions took him quite off guard, and he had little time to dodge or brace himself in his surprise. the smaller form connected with his own, sending him tumbling sideways on to the ground. Hitting the ground caused pain to shoot through the wounds in his back, as well as dried mud falling loose. He regained quickly from his shock and pulled himself away from her and rolled on to his stomach. “What was that for?” He growled, watching her closely.

Taiga huffed loudly, but made no arguments otherwise. He pulled himself back to his feet and moved sluggishly back to where he had been laying before, laying back down heavily. He gave another huff before stretching out on the ground, pouting silently at having been knocked over by a little lioness. “Fine I’ll rest, but no more than a couple days. I don’t like staying here too long.”Taiga would listen for now, but he was not keen to sit by idly for too long. Even now he still felt the urge to be moving, doing something, but tried to ignore it as best he could.