Pretend this is real for a while

vervain Vai smiled to herself at his roared no, glancing sidelong at the maned feline plodding through the snow beside her. When they neared her home and he shifted back, she reached over to help him out of the harness now that he wouldn't need it any longer. "Hm... you make a good point," she murmured, frowning gently and tucking a lock of hair behind her ear. "Maybe it would be better if I spent LongNight in the Rathskeller rather than the house? We could stockpile food and fuel there as well as the Temple. And it's underground, so unlikely to make much noise." She smiled across at him. "And that way you wouldn't have to worry as much about Dev," she added with a chuckle, stepping forward to open the door. "We can leave the logs here for now, if we're going to take them to the Rathskeller later anyway," she said. "Let's make some warmer clothes for you out of this deer."