New Skills & Earned Name
Torvil sat across from him on the other side of the pelt. "Okay... Lets start..." He said softly, closing his eyes.
Surion nodded and looked towards his father
Torvil opened his eyes. "First... Focus on the Scars..."
Surion nodded closing his eyes thinking about the scars
"Once you have them in your mind, once you can see them... Make them vanish..."
Surion tried their visibility wavered but they did not go away
Torvil smiled, he was making progress. "It might help, to learn each one intimately first, know it in your mind..."
Surion nodded and lifted his good hand to his opposite arm running his fingers along a scar his eyes closed getting to 'know' it
Torvil smiled and let him do this, he himself had to keep watch.
Surion kept working at the task a few hours later he'd managed to hide a few of them consistently but turning his mind to others would make hiding the first ones hard, it was obviously going to be a long task.
Torvil smiled. "We've got time..." He said softly to him, as he watched.
Surion nodded and took a break to roll up the now dry pelt and clear his mind and then start again
Torvil smiled and left Surion for long enough to get them some water.
Surion was still working at it the rolled pelt in his lap and he leaned on it as he worked at it by the time his father had returned he had made a little progress. thinking about other scars was no longer making the first ones hidden reappear
Torvil smiled and sat with him, just watching and observing.
Surion had made little progress by the end of the day when he became tired again
Torvil brushed his hair. "Get some sleep..." He murmured.
Surion nodded "Kay dad" he said moving to put the large rolled pelt as a pillow and curled up "Tomorrow..." he told himself determined to succeed, he wouldn't return till he had
Torvil smiled and brushed his hair. "Morrow..." He smiled and tucked his son in, then slowly stood, walking a perimeter around them, making sure nothing would bother Surion as he slept.
Surion slept soundly cuddling into the semi-soft semi-rough fur of the pelt that he'd unrolled just a little of. His gem had finally stopped glowing once again
Torvil kept up his perimeter throughout the night, pacing and walking around his son and his pelt, he knew they would have t head back now, but they could go slowly... They could give Surion time to learn how to hide his marks.
Surion woke a few hours later, even before the sun rose, he sat up and looked rather confused
Torvil chuckled at him, having heard him sit up. "We need to start heading home..." He murmured softly. "But we'll take time..."
Surion nodded "Kay dad" he said and got up rolling the Pelt back up and picking it up he looked around and found his spear and picked that up too
Torvil started walking, the skeleton and parts of the Jaguar he carried along, walking at a slow pace, heading back to where they'd stored the wolf pelt.
Surion was silent as they walked, he himself was trying to work on hiding his scars as he walked his mind was preoccupied on that and waking up too
Torvil smiled and looked back. "It works better if you're still in the beginning..." He murmured. "But soon you'll get it down like breathing..."
Surion looked up at his dad "What?" he asked blinking he hadn't really heard him
Torvil chuckled and turned around. "The scar trick, works better if your still in the beginning, but soon you'll have it down like breathing..."
Surion nodded "Still in the beginning" he repeated quietly. After a while he couldn't keep his focus all on what he was trying to do.. "Dad..." he started
Torvil turned just as they hit the watering hole. "Yes Son?" He asked softly.
"My sleep last night... was... weird" he said quietly, he turned the spear in his hand
"Dreamless?" Torvil asked with a light smirk as he started to unbury the wolf pelt.
Surion nodded "Quiet and... empty" he said he look of confusion returned to his face
Torvil nodded. "It's cause your abilities have manifested... It's better you talk to your mum after this..."
"What... oh.. ok" he said breaking off his question, he thought his dad would know, but apparently he didn't.
Torvil turned and smiled. "I know a little bit if you have a question..."
"What abilities dad? and why does that make my sleep empty and quiet?" he asked
"Your ability to heal, and float, ghost through walls, create energy and control water.... I don't know why they do... I guess it's a trade..."
Surion just stared at his father open mouthed
Torvil smiled and pulled the pelt out. "Thank your mum for that by the way..."
"Ok now I'm even more confused" he mumbled and looked off into the sky trying to regain his concentration to work on his scars again
Torvil chuckled. "Talk to your mum about it then..." he said softly sitting down next tot he water.
Surion nodded and sat down with him, he untucked the very end of the rolled pelt he was carrying and then unrolled the whole thing making sure it didn't go in the water he ran his hand along the fur the memory of what happened helping him regain his concentration
Torvil smiled and tossed the bones of the Jaguar in with the bones of the wolf. He then turned and watched Surion intently, trying to see how he was doing
Surion left his hand on the fur of the pelt and closed his eyes concentrating trying his best to follow his father's instructions
Torvil smiled and watched him, being silent as to not disturb him as he worked, not wanting his son to fail in his task.
Surion's progress was slow and he still seemed to manage to succeed mostly with the scars on his arm very very slowly effecting those on his shoulder
Torvil smiled, and knew that this would take some time... But Surion would get it down, he knew he would. He was happy for his son, very happy... And he hoped one day Surion would come to accept these scars...
Surion opened his eyes a while later looking up a the sky "It chose me didn't it dad, I didn't chose my own totem, it chose me..." he said quietly
Torvil smiled. "Yeah... But then... That seems to happen a lot in this family..."
"First their kind has to scare me, cause me a fear I shouldn't have felt, then it chooses to be what my totem would be... It was fated to be mine from the start wasn't it" he asked
Torvil chuckled. "That is something you must decide for yourself Surion... Fate's a fickle thing... You could have been fated to die by the hand of it for all you know..." He said softly. "All I know, is that we do what we do, and the rest of the world does what it does... Fate, or the lack there off, plays very little into it..."
Surion nodded feeling suddenly chilled by the thought, he pulled the pelt around him using it to get rid of the chill, it wound up putting the front paws over his shoulders and arms
Torvil chuckled. "That's fitting..." He murmured softly, looking at Surion, and moving over, he reached and put the head atop his too. "Yes... Very fitting..."
Surion couldn't help it he laughed "Rawr" he said and looked over at his father
Torvil laughed and flinched playfully. "Oh no, it's going to eat me! Aahhhh!" Then flailed and sat back, exposing the claw on his right hand.
"Ack! the Dragon is gonna get the jaguar!" the silliness was a serious nerve easer
Torvil laughed and flicked the pelt off his son's head, which also knocked the paws off his shoulders. "Hehe... That was fun..." He smiled softly. "Reminds me of the days I used to chase you around the house on all fours... Heck, once I actually chased you around as a real Dragon..."
"I remember dad, that really wasn't all that long ago... I remember I used to squeeze in behind my toybox to get away and try and get you from behind" he said and reached grabbing the pelt again with a smile
Torvil chuckled and smiled. "Feels like forever and a time now..." He murmured softly with a grin. "But then, your birth does two, and that was three months ago..." He sighed and looked up at the sky. "One day... One day you're not going to be with us anymore..."
Surion sighed and nodded "Who knows when that'll be" he said and pulled the pelt back over his shoulders the scars on his arm remained hidden, it was the rest he was still working on
Torvil nodded and sighed. "Too soon..." He murmured softly and reached out, ruffling his son's hair. "You're really growing Surion, I'm proud of you... You acted very well yesterday when you took it down..."
"I did? Howso dad" he asked turning his head to look at his father
Torvil smiled. "You could have asked for my help but you didn't... Instead you fought, and you killed it..." He ruffled his hair some more.
Surion giggled "I went on instinct there, I didn't even think of what I was doing, at least I don't remember thinking of them... I just remember wanting the beast to let me go and to live" he said honestly
Torvil smiled. "Pretty much all you have to do Surion, your will to live must be stronger in times like that..." He said softly and looked to the sky. "You'll get better the more you work on it... You'll learn how to strike faster and harder... I feel a little bad, I should have realized the trap..."
"Trap? it was a trap?" Surion looked at the paw of the pelt as he spoke
Torvil nodded. "The Jaguar must have left a kill at the base of it's tree, and we were down wind, so we didn't smell it, it would lure deer into the place... and probably do to them what it did to you..." He smiled softly. "Dire beasts are smarter than other ones... Remember that
Surion nodded "I will dad... " he looked up at the sky once again He felt different, and not cause of the scars on his body either
Torvil smiled softly. "Gold for your thoughts?" He asked his son, who seemed to be off in thinking land.
"Just musing, I feel different, not sure in what way, but it's not... physical" he said his fingers moving to the scars on his chest
Torvil chuckled softly. "You're growing up Surion, becoming more mature..." He smiled and ruffled his hair. "And maybe a few other things too..." He smiled and stretched.
Surion nodded and looked southwest "How long will it take us to get there?"
"Three days if we walk, two if we run, five if we go slow and take frequent stops..." Torvil said softly, following his son's gaze.
"I don't want to return with scars like this... I know you said I'll grow to be proud of them... I'm just not ready to be proud of them yet" he said quietly
Torvil smiled softly and brushed his cheek with his fingers. "I know Surion... I know... There is one scar I'm not proud of tho... would you like to see it?" He asked softly. His face was suddenly very serious.
Surion looked over at him "Ok" he said watching his father
Torvil lifted up his bangs just as the scar started to appear, it showed up and it moved between his eyes, running from the right brow to the left. "I got this... from my brother..."
"Which one?" Surion asked curiously, he knew his dad had a lot of brothers... but didn't know any of them very well
Torvil chuckled weakly. "Mezaru..." He said softly. "One of the two you will never meet..." He said softly.
Surion quirked a brow when his father said this "Why?"
"He's dead..." He said softly, the words barely carrying on the air.
"Oh..." Surion looked at the watering hole not saying anything about the matter
Torvil looked at him. "I'm not proud of this scare... Because I killed an innocent when he gave it to me..." He murmured softly. "I killed Jakath's father..."
"Jakath's father? but.." Surion looked up now he was REALLY confused
Torvil chuckled softly. "Then your aunt committed suicide and started to haunt me... And then I went to the cliffs and brought them both back to life..." He smiled weakly and let the scar vanish.
Surion shook his head slowly "Strange life dad... strange life..."
Torvil chuckled softly. "Yes, your mother and I led a strange life before we had you..." He said softly, looking up at the sky with a soft sigh.
Surion nodded giving half his attention to his father, the rest was to his chest as he ran fingers along the long scars that existed there
Torvil smiled. "Get to know them really well..." He said when he looked back down at his son.
Surion nodded "It'll be harder on the back I think" he said with a nod
Torvil nodded. "Yeah... Those are a pain... I used the pond at the cliffs for that..." He murmured softly.
Surion nodded looking down a the water "I'll get it, I'm sure I will... eventually"
Torvil smiled. "I have faith that you will..." He said softly with a grin. "I did, so you can..."
Surion nodded and smiled as one of the scars slowly disappeared from his chest as he ran his finger over it for about the 10th time
Torvil chuckled softly. "Just keep it up, you'll get it..."
Surion nodded "Love ya dad, thanks for doing this with me" he said softly moving to a different scar
Torvil smiled. "I love you too Surion, and it's no problem... I'm happy I can do this for you..." He said with a smile,.
Surion smiled "When should we get moving again dad" he asked after a few minutes still running his fingers over the scar
Torvil chuckled. "When do you want to start moving, I'm letting you chose the pace back Surion...'
"I wouldn't mind getting out of Dire Jaguar territory" he admitted "I'm not ready to fight another one off right now"
Torvil nodded and slowly rose into a stand, "Then let's go..." He said softly, looking back towards the cliffs.
Surion stood up and pulled his spear from the ground he looked at his pelt "Should I roll this thing back up you think" he mused since it went tot he ground
Torvil chuckled. "As long as you carry it, it doesn't matter.
Surion giggled "Ok I'll leave it like this for now, roll it later" he said pulling the head back up and smiling at his dad "Rawr"
Torvil chuckled and kicked at him a little. "Cute..." He smiled. "I should tell your mother..." He sighed. "But I can't..."
"One day dad, then you can..." he said remembering what he'd heard
Torvil chuckled. "If she hunts..." He said softly. "And she will..." He smiled softly and nodded. "Melania agreed to sponsor her..."
"Then she'll find out eventually" he said holding the spear firmly in his hand
Torvil nodded and headed slowly back towards the cliffs. If Surion so chose, he would go faster.
Surion walked along side his father not saying much of anything now just focusing on tracing the scars and watching where they were going
Torvil smiled and walked, looking up at the sky. "It shall be an interesting returning home..."
"Why is that dad?" Surion asked him softly
Torvil chuckled. "You're bigger, you're older..." He smiled softly. "You're a hunter now..."
"I wanna see Nani when we get back to our home by the shop" he said quietly biting his lip
Torvil chuckled. "Okay..." He said softly. "I'll talk to your mom about it..." He looked over at Surion, reading his face. A suspicions washed over him but he dismissed it. Nahhh... too early for that...
"I like her, I miss her babysitting me" he admitted quietly
Torvil chuckled softly. "It's okay Surion, she's a nice girl... I wouldn't mind it if that like became something else later in life..." He smirked watching the path.
Surion blushed softly glad it was hidden by the head of the pelt. He grew quiet again focusing on the scars.
Torvil chuckled softly and walked along, he started to hum to fill in the silence as it was no longer needed.
Surion opted for semi-slow to return home, about half way through day 3 he thought he had it.. he had used any watering holes they had stopped at to learn his back and now a half a day away from the cliffs all he was doing was practicing KEEPING them hidden, he had already told his father he would show the hunters a the lodge just once if they really wanted to see them, but other then that he wasn't going to show them
Torvil smiled. "That's your choice Surion, it's your body." He said softly. "When and if you feel ready you will..." He said softly as they neared the cliffs, they started to come into view.
Surion nodded and as they grew closer he picked up his speed, he still had the pelt over his shoulders, he liked it there, he had to admit it
Torvil smiled and moved quickly, moving with Surion at the same pace.
Surion looked up at his father and about a 1/2 hour out from the cliffs he began to run the pelt flowed behind him in the wind he caused with it
Torvil laughed and followed after him quickly, moving at the same pace he was. He smiled softly and watched the cliffs, looking for anything in particular.
Surion only paid attention to the area around them and was soon passing the tree the previous Jaguar he had encountered had been in a couple weeks previous
Torvil chuckled and watched the tree, he ran happily and moved quickly, looking about, ready to b-line it for the lodge.
Surion ran up the ramp, he was happy to be home, he ran through the cliffs dodging people, he knew the lodge was their last stop of the hunt and headed towards it
Torvil chuckled and kept up with him as best he could, ducking and weaving through the people as best he could without knocking them over.
Surion seemed to have a better job at that the pelt was over his head as he ran but his size made for easier dodging soon he was pushing the door to the lodge open
Torvil chuckled and soon he was entering the lodge with a smile. Two hunters had attempted to slow Surion to a stop.
Surion stopped and looked up at them their height causing the head of the pelt to fall of his head but he had a hold on the rest of it
They chuckled. "I see the hunter has returned... Go... Go!" The motioned him to the back of the lodge. Torvil smiled and followed after.
Surion passed them smiling now walking instead of running
Torvil chuckled and easily caught up with him now, he walked with him into the back of the lodge, moving to sit where he had the last time.
Surion walked and sat down not saying a word as he did
Malkar was there, still in his wolf skin. He smiled. "So, my fine hunter, what did you bring us?"
"The pelt of a Dire Plains Jaguar" he said pulling it off his shoulders
Malkar smiled. "Then you shall be called He-Who-Slashes-Paws..." Malkar said softly.
Surion smiled , he had a name, a hunter name, and he was happy about it, his hand instinctively went to his upper left arm finding it normal
Torvil smiled. "Do you wish to show them your marks?" He asked. "He has marks? Please show them to us!" Malkar smiled.
Surion put he pelt in his lap and staring at the fire ahead of him let them show, all of them
Several gasps rose among the crowd, and Malkar looked at him intently. "Much honored are you, Surion He-Who-Slashes-Paws. Your name shall be put into the records as the one who bears many marks..."
Surion looked at his uncle and nodded "They're on my back too" he said since he wasn't exactly facing backwards to any member of the circle
Malkar nodded. "Then it is settled... You may show or hide them as you wish, but you have much honor this day among us!"
"Thankyou" Surion replied and the scars started to slowly fade away again, he looked at the other members of the circle then at his grandfather who had saved him from the last Jaguar he had encountered
Korvil had the biggest, most proudest smile on his face, there were actually a few tears streaming from his eyes.
Surion smiled and pulled the pelt back onto his shoulders he was happy he made his family proud of him
Torvil smiled and started to remove his claw. "Then we shall return to our Cave Elder Malkar, and should you need us, you will summon..." "Aye, go in peace... Claw-killer, He-Who-Slashes-Paws."
Surion smiled and looked at his Aunt and then his father intending to follow his father's lead
Melania smiled and nodded her head. Torvil had removed his totem and was heading to the other room to put things up.
Surion got up and followed after him stopping beside him when his father stopped
Torvil smiled and put his totem and spear up. "There..." he pointed at the new spot made just for him.
Surion pulled the pelt off and rolled it up and slid it where his father had pointed
Torvil smiled and ruffled his hair. "Lets head home to your mum..." He smiled.
Surion nodded "Kay dad" he looked over his shoulder briefly looking back towards what remained of the circle
They were talking in a low voice, something about "Time and policy, we need the backing of..."
Surion blinked and then turned to leave to head home
Torvil smiled and headed home looking down at Surion. "So... How do you feel?
"Different, tired, excited, a mix of feelings really" he said as they walked
Torvil chuckled and ruffled his hair. "Welcome to man-hood Surion, you'll feel like that for the rest of your life..." He smiled and patted his back, rolling his head and letting out a sigh. "And when you find the woman you'll spend the rest of your life with... It'll only get worse..."
Surion nodded the tips of his ears turning pink "Yeah" he paused for a few "Why was Grampa crying?"
Torvil chuckled. "Adults will do that when they're extremely proud, especially older ones..." He murmured softly, he noted the coloring of Surion's ears but decided to leave it be... When the time was right, he would tell him.
"So Grampa was proud, was it cause what animal?" he asked quietly
Torvil chuckled. "Most likely..." He smiled and ruffled his hair some more.
"Ack" Surion laughed and shook his hair out when his father's hand left his head
Torvil laughed. "You're no fun you know that? Your hair is supposed to stay ruffled!"
"Then why do you straighten yours every time yours gets ruffled" he stuck his tongue out t his father
Torvil chuckled. "Cause I'm a neat freak and I preen..." He smirked.
"So don't give me a hard time" Surion laughed his eyes lit upon his Aunt Mikiri's cave as then grew close to the caves
Torvil smiled and nodded his head. "Go on ahead... You know the way home right?"
"Yeah it's up there" he said pointing towards the cave with a small smile
Torvil smiled and nodded. "Good... I'll see you there when you're done..." He smiled.
Surion nodded and parted directions with his father and slipped into the entrance of the cave silently he wanted to see if he could possibly be quiet enough not to be noticed
It would be hard for him not to be, as a male, very tall and looking a lot like Jakath was watching the door. "Oh! Surion!"
Surion blinked 'not again' he thought to himself his face fell "Hi" he said seeing his cousin, there were times he wished he wasn't at the cliffs
Jakath's smile fell and he walked over to Surion. "Hey..." he said kneeling down. "So I see you made it back in one piece..." His tone said, that no matter the size, Surion was an equal.
"Barely but yeah" he said looking at his cousin, he should have known that he should have expected Jakath to have grown by the time he returned
Jakath smiled and nodded his head. "Well Kalia got stole from you, but I don't think you really mind..." He chuckled softly. "And erm... I'm waiting for Janie to get here... She's erm... late for our wedding..." He blushed.
"I should go" Surion said biting his lip he had hoped to visit with his cousin, but didn't seem possible if his cousin was getting married that day
Jakath shook his head. "Nah, it's okay..." he said softly. "She was supposed to be here two hours ago... I don't think she's going to make it today..."
Surion looked at the floor loosing a little control over his arm for a brief moment as he felt ... unsure and upset with himself
Jakath's eyes went wide and he gasped. "Surion! You... You have honor marks!" He murmured. He sat down and smiled. "Tell me how you got them!"
"I have more then those" he said putting his hand on his arm "Am I allowed to talk about my hunt's details?" he wasn't sure he figured his cousin would know
Jakath nodded. "With another hunter yeah... It's erm... like sharing your most inner thoughts tho, it's supposed to be between hunters that really trust each other..."
Surion blinked "When did you go on a hunt?" he couldn't remember that fact
"Just a little before you did..." He chuckled softly. "But I didn't go all that far and I was back fast..."
Surion laughed softly "Obviously since I didn't even know you went" he looked around he didn't really want to talk about it in the middle of the doorway though
Jakath nodded. "Here, lets go to my room..." He smiled.
Surion nodded and headed for his cousin's room and he sat on his bed when he got there
Jakath sat down on it too and smiled. "So..."
Surion took a deep breath and started telling his cousin about the hunt, even mentioned freezing at the top of the ramp, eventually he got to the part of the attack and pulled off his top when he did, he paused to catch his breath he hadn't quite finished the story, nor revealed the scars yet
Jakath was on hung on his every word, he was leaning forward, enraptured by the story.
catching his breath he finished the last of the story including at the end why it took so long for them to return, he hadn't told his 'name' yet but stopping talking he glanced at the closed door and biting his lip revealed the scars in a wave of un-hiding
Jakath gasped softly and smiled. "Wow..." He murmured in a whisper. It was amazing.
Surion took a deep breath and the let it out as he let his cousin look at him from all angles before hiding them again slowly
Jakath smiled. "You have much honor Surion..."
"I have scars, Scars I wouldn't have had so many of if I had been a better hunter and smelt the Jaguar's presence" he said quietly
Jakath bit his lip. "Surion, the fact that you have the scars means that even with that disadvantage you beat the Jaguar. You are a good hunter. A hunter who has scars is a hunter who has bested his enemy..."
"If he hadn't gotten off of me I have a feeling dad would have been the one to best him" Surion said shaking his head
Jakath moved closer to his cousin and touched his shoulder. "Surion... The Jaguar got off you for a reason, it was prolly cause he couldn't get you right on the back..."
Surion nodded "possible..." he pulled his top back on "All I know is I managed to kill him, and I brought back his entire pelt"
Jakath smiled and patted his shoulder again. "And you are a hunter now, you're a man now Surion..."
Surion smiled "Yeah, a hunter, a man, and a named... did you hear about the start of the hunt?" he asked having only really started from leaving the lodge when he told the story of his hunt
Jakath nodded. "Every hunter did... It's a big... to do..." he smiled softly.
Surion chuckled "She's a nice lady, used to make me laugh when I was little"
Jakath chuckled. "I'm sure she is... But I heard she was swearing when she came back..." He smirked.
"She was, she forgot to ask what direction I was gonna go... I should probably head home... you are expecting your mate-to-be, I'm sure mom is worried about me... and I'm tired" he said standing up
Jakath nodded slowly. "Okay Surion, hope to see you soon!" He said softly.
Surion nodded and got to Jakath's door "What's your name?" he asked turning back
"Fang-Striker..." He said softly. "Totem... Viper..."
"He-Who-Slashes-Paws.. " he replied and headed out of the cave, soon walking very silently into his own family's cave, he could hear his father talking to his mom
"It was... well it was amazing that's all I can tell you..." Torvil was saying. "I got him back in all one piece though..."
Surion walked silently up behind his mother
Ala was staring at Torvil "And that's all you can tell me, where is he??"
Torvil chuckled. "Well my hunter to be... why don't you use your nose?"
Ala quirked a brow "My nose? you want me to search the cliffs when you can just tell me?" she hadn't sniffed
Torvil chuckled. "Just... Use your nose love..." He smirked. "Trust me..."
Ala stared at him for a full minute then sighed and sniffed and did an about face her hair flying
Surion looked up at his mom with a small wave
Torvil couldn't help but laugh. "Told you..." He said with a big smile.
"Surion!" she gasped
before Surion could blink he was wrapped in a huge huge and was looking over his mother's shoulder at his father an expression of 'help' on his face
Torvil chuckled. "Love... He's turning blue..." He murmured walking over and brushing her hair.
Ala blushed and let go of Surion "Sorry"
Surion gasped for air "it.. ok.." he said and tried to stifle a yawn
Torvil chuckled softly and brushed her hair and then ruffled Surion. "Looks like someone could use some sleep..." He smiled. "But then it's up to you Surion..."
Surion nodded "I'm tired, tomorrow I need to talk to you about abilities" he said and gave his mom a quick hug and disappeared
Ala turned again, this time on her husband giving him a very questioning look
"Lets just say he had a rough time... and now he's all the more like you love..." He tapped his gem and made a 'glow' noise.
Ala's eyes went wide "They started to manifest??"
Torvil nodded. "Yeah... He had his first dreamless sleep..." He said.
Ala shook her head it was just too much to digest "I think I need sleep" she said slowly heading for their room still shaking her head
Torvil moved with her and pulled her into a hug. "Not without me you're not..."
Ala giggled "I missed you" she said softly hugging and kissing him
Torvil purred and kissed her back. "I missed you too... and I need a bath... But the bath can wait..." He smiled, pulling her closer and moving towards the pallet. "I didn't sleep that whole trip... and I'm exhausted..."
"You didn't sleep? is that what all hunts are like?... wait you probably can't tell me that" she sighed and moved with him
Torvil kissed her cheek. "I can tell you it depends on the hunter..." He murmured softly.
Ala nodded and pulled away from him to crawl into their pallet
Torvil slid in next to her and pulled her close. "Ugh..." He murmured softly. "I missed this so much..."
"Same" she said softly cuddling close to him ignoring his scent
Torvil purred and nuzzled her softly closing his eyes. "Mmmm... sleep..."
Ala purred softly and nodded closing her eyes and dozing off
Torvil joined her a few seconds later.
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