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Post by carabadgermum on Aug 13, 2010 16:59:18 GMT -5
Laney let him help her with one bite and then another. But when he mentioned getting her well she adopted a confused expression and pushed the spoon away. "Get me well again? Whatever do you mean? I'm just fine. It was hot out that's all. I stayed out in the sun too long."
She looked across the room at the ottermum who was now pulling a loaf of fresh bread out of the oven. What did they think was wrong with her? Sure she had fainted but that was all.
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Post by Wolfie on Aug 13, 2010 17:03:00 GMT -5
Catori smiled reassuringly. Heat exhaustion can take time to recover from, especially if it gets bad enough to make you pass out. We just wanna make sure nothing else is wrong either.
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Post by carabadgermum on Aug 13, 2010 17:26:18 GMT -5
Laney nodded, frowning and allowed him to spoon her a couple more mouthfuls of the broth. "Alright but I should probably be headed home sometime soon. My family is sure to worry about my being gone so long." Actually she wasn't sure she would even be missed. They would probably be happy just to have one less mouth to feed. More for me, that's what they'd say.
Mother shook her head and clicked her tongue. "Catori come here and help me with this." She waited for her son to come to her side.
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Post by Wolfie on Aug 13, 2010 17:33:28 GMT -5
Catori nodded to his mother to let her know he heard her and turned back to Lalena. Alright. Would you like me to walk you? He patted her paw gently and went to see what his mom needed help with, still staying close enough to hear her response.
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Post by carabadgermum on Aug 13, 2010 17:49:28 GMT -5
Laney looked up when his mother spoke. She was afraid the ottermum had guessed what she was thinking. Then she looked back at Catori and nodded. As much as she hated the thought of leaving this place where they had been so kind to her, she knew it would be better to be on her way as soon as possible. She could have Catori walk her to just within sight of the holt and then tell him she could go on from there. It had been very nice to meet him but she'd be just fine and she didn't think she'd be seeing him again. Yes, that was the best way.
Catori's mother waited till he got close and then pulled him further out of earshot of the maid. She whispered almost fiercely her voice full of worry for Lelena. "If that child's family was worried about her they'd've come lookin' for her by now." She shot a sad look back at Laney and then continued in an even lower voice to her son. "We're not sendin' her back to whatever creatures starved her into that condition. She's stayin' right here with us. And we'll feed her up proper. Now you go back there and tell her whatever you've got to tell her to keep her right where she is." She pushed him back into the other part of the room. "Go on."
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Post by Wolfie on Aug 13, 2010 17:52:49 GMT -5
Catori nodded, a worried look stealing over his face before he masked it and walked over to Laney. He sat next to her. You know, I wonder if it might be best if you stayed here at least for tonight. It's still very hot out there and it's only going to get hotter. We wouldn't want to risk you fainting again.
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Post by carabadgermum on Aug 14, 2010 10:47:42 GMT -5
Lalena wasn't sure she liked the pitying look that Catori's mother gave her nor the sound of concern in the otter's voice. "Really I'm fine." She sat up and fought against a rush of dizziness. "It's not like I've never fainted before and I really should be getting home."
Mother fidgeted all the more worried in the kitchen but tried to stay out of the conversation.
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Post by Wolfie on Aug 14, 2010 15:43:03 GMT -5
Catori noted the dizzy look and sway that passed over her and pushed her back down gently, shaking his head. I think it would be best if you rested awhile first. You still look a bit dizzy and tired.
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Post by carabadgermum on Aug 14, 2010 21:36:00 GMT -5
The ottermaid shook her head and tried to rise again, pushing away his paw with her own. "Really, I'm fine. I get dizzy sometimes. You've been very kind to let me rest here this long, but if you'll just point me in the direction of the river I'm sure I can find my way home." She looked into his eyes then and nearly lost herself in their depths. Blinking Lalena looked away and noticed that her paw was still resting on his. Just seeing her own lighter fur against his jet black gave her a peculiar feeling in her chest or maybe it was the physical contact. In that moment part of her wanted to run away and hide but increasingly another part of her never wanted to leave this black furred otter. "I need to go home," she whispered weakly after a moment's silence.
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Post by Wolfie on Aug 14, 2010 22:05:43 GMT -5
Catori laid a paw on her shoulder soothingly. You will go home, but I must insist that you rest here for tonight. I can take you home in the morning if you want, but it's nearly nightfall now and these woods are no place to be after dark.
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Post by carabadgermum on Aug 15, 2010 17:04:10 GMT -5
Lalena looked out the window at the darkening sky and then back up at Catori. She blushed slightly under her fur and seeing the wisdom in his request smiled ever so slightly. "Alright, if you insist."
She looked around the little den then, surveying the place wehre she would spend the night and she noticed something. The little cabin seemed to be only one room. No, there was a doorway. But they had laid her here on somebeast's bed. She wondered who she had displaced and quickly rose. "But I won't have anybeast giving up their bed on my account. I'll be just fine on the floor."
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Post by Wolfie on Aug 15, 2010 18:00:05 GMT -5
Catori chuckled and shook his head. Oh no, you don't. You take the bed. I'll sleep on the floor. You're the guest, and guests don't sleep on the floor here.
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Post by carabadgermum on Aug 15, 2010 18:25:20 GMT -5
Laney was about to argue but his smile was so infectious she couldn't help but respond with one of her own and then a sweet peal of laughter escaped from her that sounded like bells. "I suppose I am at your mercy then," she paused for a moment and then for the first time addressed him directly by his name. "Catori."
With a nod and a sigh Mother went back to her work. This was going better than she could have imagined. She had long worried about her son's lonely state but it seemed this gaunt ottermaid would be just the thing to revitalize him.
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Post by Wolfie on Aug 15, 2010 18:27:31 GMT -5
Catori couldn't but laugh along with her, nodding in response to her statement. He smiled warmly at her when she said his name and sat on the edge of the bed, stretching his legs out before relaxing.
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Post by carabadgermum on Aug 15, 2010 18:39:57 GMT -5
Not quite sure what else to do, Laney sat again beside him. She was happy that the conversation hadn't turned back to food again and she was happy to have found a new friend. Biting her lip she tried to think of something else to say. She liked Catori very much but she was generally shy and in her own holt wasn't often called upon to make conversation. She began haltingly, "Please, if you will tell me. Is your family part of one of the larger holts? My own is rather nontraditional I think and I'm afraid I haven't seen much of the outside world."
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