It had been an early morning for the agouti woman but it had felt good being back on the borders and chasing rabbits. More than that she was glad that her injury wasn't holding her back as she'd worried it would. The pain seemed to be gone but there was still a small twinge in her paw when she would step a certain way. It bothered her a little that it was there at all but she hoped like the pain it would go away too. Her reason for being in the den however had nothing to do with her paw for once. After her duties she'd wanted to curl up for a rest and to get warmed up a little before heading back out. Leotie always felt there was something to do now that she was in the Draw and she rather liked it. She also liked that she could also take some time for herself if she wanted.

Leotie didn't know how long she'd been in the den when she opened her eyes but the light coming into the den told her night hadn't fallen yet. She lifted her head from her paws as Kerbs familiar for appeared at the den entrance, “Hi Kerb,” she greeted her friend with a wide smile. She'd never expected to have such a good friend in the tawny man but she was glad to have him. “Just a short rest that I think might have been longer than planned,” she replied with a short laugh as she reached up to place a friendly lick to his chin. “What are you up to?” Her gaze went to her paw when he asked about it, “It's good for the most part, I've been getting back to my normal routine,” she informed him, “It's not slowing me down any longer,” she added with a smile and nod.

Knowing Kerb as she did the response to her admittance if taking a little longer nap than planned was what she had expected. Though it seemed that in the Draw as long as things got done you could do as you pleased. It was much more relaxed. “No, I expect not. We need to stay well rested don't we.” Though recently she'd felt she'd had enough rest but it seemed that being able to oversleep a little might indicate otherwise, or she was overdoing it. Leotie thought the latter would probably be the case since she wanted to make up for lost time.

It seemed that the two of them had similar ideas of what they were doing for the day, “Well it is good to stay home some days. As much as I love going out and exploring staying home can be needed.” She probably didn't have to tell him that but it might help him see she understood.

He seemed just as happy about her paw as she was and it caused her to smile wider though her head tilted to the side as he said he wanted to ask her something. “It is but what have you been meaning to ask?” She was curious and concerned, the last time he had asked her something it had been to take care of Maera. She didn't have to wait long though as he told her exactly what he needed. Leotie laughed a little as he spoke about Maeras sparring, “I expect you can't go getting beat up. I would love to be your sparring partner though, I need a little more practice in that area. Maybe you can teach me a few things.” She hadn't ever really sparred in her life so she was eager to learn more. There was that one fight she'd gotten into but had lost and she hoped that with Kerbs help she could make sure that didn't happen again.

“I'm afraid not either today,” but she did need go to Willow Ridge and visit her pale friend. It was unfair that he be the one to do all of the traveling for their visits. It was also give her a chance to travel alone and prove to herself that she could do it. “We should go for a visit sometime and bring them a gift. I think Sven would like that and maybe we could speak with your friend Renier.” she wasn't sure what sort of gift Sven or the wolves of Willow ridge would like but she felt any offering would be appreciated.

His offer to be his sparring partner was a welcome one because she knew she needed the practice. Before she hadn't needed to really know how to fight but things were different making it much more important. At his prompt she rose to her feet, “That will do it,” she agreed, “And maybe motivate me for another patrol later.” She didn't think a second border patrol would be a bad idea depending on how she felt after their spar. “It's not much I don't think,” she said somewhat embarrassed, “But maybe I know more than I think?” She wasn't really sure how much she actually did know but the memory of the scuffle she'd had did come to mind. As the reached an area that looked like it might be good for their spar he suggested she make the first move. “I can do that,” she said a little unsure but prepared herself as he got into position as well. She tried to think of how she should make her first move. Since she wasn't really sure though she decided to try a full on attack to see how he countered it. So she charged at him aiming to grab his scruff.

She smiled when Kerb said he liked the idea of visiting Willow Ridge. She'd been thinking about visiting Sven in his home. He'd seen her’s even if he hadn't been over the border. So why couldn't she make the trip and see him, it was only fair. “We should set it up then. It can be a surprise,” she suggested.

Leotie only worried slightly about her paw during the spar. It was much better than it had been and while she felt she was as recovered as she was going to get she also didn't feel like it would be a hinder to her. So far she could get around and take care of her duties, that was what mattered to her. Making sure her pack was safe and taken care of was what mattered to the agouti woman.

She'd followed Kerb to the place where they would spar and readied herself to show him what she knew. That was close to nothing so she did her best as she charged him and as expected she did not hit her mark. Instead he'd moved away before he barreled into her causing her to stumble away from him. She got her footing back not letting it discourage her and shook out her coat. She then prepared herself for what was next.