As much as she didn't want to leave him hanging in question as he called for her, she couldn't reply for fear of scaring off the specimen she'd unwittingly wrangled. His heavy steps crunched and squished over the terrain as he caught up, and were there in the back of her mind as she fixated on the tiny lantern that tip-toed on the tip of her snout. Its fluorescence flickered like liquid electricity, growing bright, then dim, then bright again. Fenru emerged through the cattail veil, and the feel of his proximity made her tail sway as she leaned to him, arcing her body to better face him. His motioning as he proceeded to point out the bug on her nose elicited a genuinely charmed smile from the girl who laughed lightheartedly.
As if to play show and tell, Luce made a point to stick her muzzle out further so he could get the closer look they'd come for, her eyes peeled as she gauged his reaction and hoped he liked it.
The way he drew closer to her then wrapped her body in warmth. It was a kind gesture, the gentle way he'd attempted to free her of the pesky thing that clung to her face. And she didn't mind. Stretching her neck to meet him halfway, her eyes nearly crossed to take in the fine details of his muzzle, which seemed rather massive from only a breath away. "Ah ha!-" she proclaimed. The touch they shared by accident dispelled the firefly and it fluttered up and into the night, becoming one in a sea of many. "Oopsorry!" She could feel the bashful heat emanating from her own face as well. "It's okay - thanks! You're my hero," she replied with polite sincerity. Perhaps a stroke of his ego would make him more comfortable and temper the tinge of shyness she felt, too. A warm grin tugged at the corners of her dark lips, and she looked him over with a blooming satisfaction.
"Well what do you think, Fen?" Feinting nonchalance, she motioned to the flurries of orange and gold that lit the grove with a tilt of her head. There was a childlike quality to the way Lucero took the sight in for herself, her ears pressing forward, tiny flashes reflecting in the golden depths of her eyes as they swept to meet his.
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