Isuma was even more delighted with the drawstring than the boot lace, because the drawstring moved, wrigglng like a living thing that she could bat at and try to bite. She bounced for it, small downy-feathered winglets fluttering uselessly but in excitement while Jigano looked on with fond amusement, content to sit back and watch Seiji's happy smile and the gryphon's delighted antics.
Well, he hadn't really meant his bark to be an affirmation, more a 'thank you,' but things tended to get lost in translation between four legs and two. And it's not as though he was accepting Seiji's offer anyways, so he didn't bother correcting the young man.
The mention of darkness had the fox tilting his head curiously, wondering if the young man had managed to make friends with any luxere yet. True, being out after nightfall could be dangerous, but having the deer around certainly seemed to help! But not at the expense ofSeiji getting lost in the dark on his way home. Uncertain whether to prepare to leave or not, Isuma answered the question for him by yawning her tiny beak hugely and abruptly sitting down in the snow, blinking sleepily up at the human and his string. No matter how many times she caught it, it just didn't taste like food, and now she was tired as well as hungry.
Jigano stood, ears perked forward as he gave Seiji a long, solemn look, then stepped daintily to pick up his tired gryphlet in gentle jaws. He would, he decided, walk the human to the edge of the woods before going back to the hunt. Hopefully with dusk approaching there would be more movement of little creatures for him to pounce on, and Isuma would go to bed with a full belly tonight after their little adventure in spark bird offerings.
Well, he hadn't really meant his bark to be an affirmation, more a 'thank you,' but things tended to get lost in translation between four legs and two. And it's not as though he was accepting Seiji's offer anyways, so he didn't bother correcting the young man.
The mention of darkness had the fox tilting his head curiously, wondering if the young man had managed to make friends with any luxere yet. True, being out after nightfall could be dangerous, but having the deer around certainly seemed to help! But not at the expense of
Jigano stood, ears perked forward as he gave Seiji a long, solemn look, then stepped daintily to pick up his tired gryphlet in gentle jaws. He would, he decided, walk the human to the edge of the woods before going back to the hunt. Hopefully with dusk approaching there would be more movement of little creatures for him to pounce on, and Isuma would go to bed with a full belly tonight after their little adventure in spark bird offerings.
