Harper
Harper brightens a little to hear that her experience has been much the same. "Seems like it's a flip of the coin how people see it, but that's how I've always felt too. And even if we two don't encounter them, we can outnumber them from afar." With silly little encounters just like this one, focused on lighthearted measures and education. And goofiness, of course, like ruffling up the girl's hair with his flexible trunk.
He can sense the echoes of her emotions now that the bond had been activated, and Harper forcefully exudes reassurance, broadcasting it loud enough for her to feel it. You can touch! It's really rough and thick skin, but it won't scratch your hands. Sometimes people ride elephants, though they're intelligent enough that most feel bad doing it if they aren't good friends with them. A slight note of longing comes through here, recalling the elephant he'd befriended as an acrobat with his parents in the traveling circus, how she had cared for him like he was her own. He used to ride around on her back or in her trunk all the time. Harper does that for Jude now, trying to carry on those memories even if they aren't exactly the same.
He can sense the echoes of her emotions now that the bond had been activated, and Harper forcefully exudes reassurance, broadcasting it loud enough for her to feel it. You can touch! It's really rough and thick skin, but it won't scratch your hands. Sometimes people ride elephants, though they're intelligent enough that most feel bad doing it if they aren't good friends with them. A slight note of longing comes through here, recalling the elephant he'd befriended as an acrobat with his parents in the traveling circus, how she had cared for him like he was her own. He used to ride around on her back or in her trunk all the time. Harper does that for Jude now, trying to carry on those memories even if they aren't exactly the same.
Once I had been wasted land
but you have made me meadow green again
but you have made me meadow green again
