Avella had remained watchful by his side, not once affording him the opportunity to make a move without her expressed permission. The male had, begrudgingly, given up on trying to wait for her to fall asleep before him. So, he allowed himself to get comfortable within her home and took the opportunity to finally relax within the den chamber, christening the dark hollow with the sound of his gentle snoring until early the next morning...
Merrick stirred awake slowly, his ears twitching first, followed by his nose as he caught a whiff of the dead rabbit that was still laying on the sunlit floor nearby. Dark lashes blinked open and his bright orange eyes took a moment to survey his surroundings, glancing over to see that Avella was indeed still curled up somewhere near beside him. The large male snorted, impressed by the female's persistence, as he shifted his front limbs out to stretch, his dark claws raking slowly through the dirt as his muscles rippled beneath his thick russet fur as he released a loud exaggerated yawn.
Reaching across, Merrick grasped the dead rabbit between his teeth and place it down between his paws, before turning to acknowledge @Avella who he now presumed to be somewhat awake following his disturbance. "Sleep well?" He asked casually, before crunching down on the rabbit and nuzzling a dismembered portion of it towards her; a wordless invitation for the leader to join him for breakfast.
(This post was last modified: Apr 11, 2022, 04:36 PM by Merrick.)