Turtleback Lake surrounded and up against a wall

Helen was glad to see the young one learning something new, at the same time taking well to the chaotic situation. "Just wondering, did you know what happened that caused the bats to suddenly fly out all at once? It seems to me that they were startled by something." she asked curiously.

it was almost over, and the russet lady was washed with relief. She looked over at the boy again. This time, under the streaks of silver moonlight, she could clearly see what the figure resting on his back was - a bird. It didn't look like it would do any harm to him. Maybe they were friends. "Cute little bird you've got there," she quipped, trying to lighten the mood.

The boy frowned at the girl’s question, his head swaying softly from side to side. Unfortunately, little Legolas did not know what had startled the fuzzy, flying creatures. But he was not interested in finding out either. The were beginning to disappear into the night and that was all that mattered to the ivory Stark. N-no, he confessed in a hushed voice, his sea-green gaze falling onto the tawny woman. H-h-happened s-so quick-ck-ckly. He just wished it had ended as quickly as it had started.

His gaze had returned to the sky as the last handful of bats sifted through the trees, disappearing into the darkness overhead. He sighed, his ears falling to the side as he collapsed against the ground in an exhausted heap. Cute little bird you’ve got there. A single ear twitched in her direction as his lips curled into a shy smile. Ch-chip, he introduced as he turned to his packmate while his trembling legs pushed him into a stand. H-he had a h-hurt w-w-wing. D-dad ’n I h-helped h-him. The bird had helped from its injury but still remained, keeping the nervous boy company. For now. 

What had seemed like an eternity of waiting had finally came to an end. The wild squeaks faded into the distance as the massive cloud of bats finally moved past them. Glancing upwards at the sky, Helen let out a relieved sigh, her tensed up muscles relaxing a little. She returned her gaze to the young pup, watching as the boy lay down tiredly on the earth, drained of all energy.

"That was a really nice thing to do," she smiled down warmly at the little boy, before nodding at Chip. "I'm sure Chip is really grateful for your help."

The sun had already set down some time ago, replaced by the bright moon shining down upon them. Its pale, silver light streaked through the canopy above them. Helen sucked in a deep breath of the bracing night air, before letting it out slowly. "You shouldn't be wandering so far away from the borders so close to sundown." she chided firmly. "Wrong. You shouldn't even step outside the territory. I guess I'll have to tell your father about this." She hoped the young one had learnt his lesson.

Her expression softened a little. "About time to head back," she lowered her head, nudging at the ball of fur. Swishing her tail, the lady turned her head back once again. "Name's Helen. Surge's lowest."

Fade

(This post was last modified: Jan 19, 2019, 03:33 PM by Helen.)

His brows pinched together as his older packmate scolded him and announced that she would speak to his father about stepping out of bounds. Legolas had not gone too far beyond the borders—he never did. The ivory Stark knew better than that. He was no Leith or Makvala. He was the good son. The one that obeyed the rules. The one that was never scolded because he saw his siblings receive enough stern words from their parents more times than he could count. He doubted his father would be too angry with him—Lachesis would likely play it up in front of Helen, but once in private he would dismiss what Legolas had done. Inside of responding verbally Legolas gave the female a soft nod in response as he followed after her with Chip nestled deep between his shoulders and his head low. Legolas knew she was just doing her job but he was a little upset that she was going straight to his father. This one was a stickler for the rules—he would have to remember that. Fade — thread complete.