"Thank you," she said
Not paying much attention, he gave a curt nod of his head in recognition as he left quietly to get water. He had no idea that his silent quick leave would set her on edge so quickly.
He almost forgot that she had a slight fear of being left alone. Though she didn't tell him that straight up, he could easily tell from the way she behaved around him.
Siva's ears twitched when he had gone to get water and the barest of whispers greeted his ears.
She sure was a bit bipolar...the thought popped into Siva's mind as he saw her reaction to his nanosecond disappearance from her side when he went to get a drink of water. He had just left for a drink of water, surely she would realize that his scent followed him to the stream..."Siva?" She called out, though barely loud enough for anyone to hear if they were around.
One minute she would give him this glare with a fire inside, and the next she'd be retorting, talking back to him, and then the next her tail would wag in greeting as she seemed so relieved he didn't leave her.
Like before, when she was snapping and growling at him, hating his very existence. Once he let her go, she bolted from him like she was running from the devil himself. And then no more than 5 minutes later, she was calling his name and then smiling and wagging her tail when he came to her rescue.
Yeah...she was definitely a strange one.
Although Siva hardly minded as she definitely was an interesting one--odd yes, but definitely interesting. At least he wasn't being bored to death by her presence.
A light chuckle escaped his lips as his attention drifted away from his thoughts to rest on her as she ate with hunger. He was amazed at how fast someone her size could eat but then from judging her past experiences, this was probably the first time she could eat a meal in piece without fear of someone stronger than her taking her kill."I suppose you could call it exciting," she smiled lop-sidedly, the expression partially forced as she went to his side.
There was a small silence when he looked away from her again but felt her stare on him.
He spoke without looking at her as he was looking at a hawk that was soaring above them gracefully. How he wished he could fly free like that majestic bird of prey."Do I ask too many questions?" She pressed, shifting slightly so that she was facing him, rather than to his side. "Would you rather I didn't talk? I don't mind, you know."
"No I actually enjoy hearing your voice. Plus I would much rather you speak to me than to remain silent, it would irk me more if I had to speak to a rock everyday. Besides our banter is amusing to me," he answered her, just imagine how it would feel if she all of a sudden just stopped speaking and everyday he would speak to her and she would never respond. How agonizing that would be. He would not like talking to a mute very much as he rather liked when she argued back.
She voiced her thoughts and Siva's ears twitched as once again he turned to regard her closely. He could tell she was confused, a bit distraught and perhaps suspicious of his motives. He himself was a bit confused to by his own actions. And he found it very difficult to convey his true intentions towards her."Why are you helping me? Truthfully? You can't be doing this out of the kindness of your heart, surely. No one does this sort of thing for free. And...I don't mind if there is a price. I was always taught to pay what I owed others," she gave a small shrug. "So if you were expecting something in return - for me to stay as a companion or to be a mate to you or to eventually hunt for you as you did for me...I'd rather you said so now."
He furrowed his brows as he opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know how to say it so he closed his mouth to ponder his words more.
"I'm sure you know already little bird, that I am not the most friendly person nor I am the easiest to get along with. It's quite a long long story, something that I won't bore you with but also I'm privy to; I'm not sure I want to tell you yet. Though perhaps if you stick around long enough, you might come to understand me more. Those before you that have been in my company have called me names far worse than you. They never stuck around too long. Your price I have already told you, I only request your presence by my side. Is that too much to ask? Or perhaps you doubt how I could ask such a simple request. I am really quite simple my little bird, just...obviously I have a reputation to keep up so I can't become too soft. Maybe if you get your hopes up, I'll let you go one day, to fly like the bird you are. But only when I tire of you. Eat your meal while it's fresh, it's been a while since you had something like this I'm guessing," he told her as he then proceeded to lay down on his size, bathing in the sun that was peaking through the leaves up high.
He trusted her not to run away with his guard down. So he didn't bother keeping an eye on her. Siva wanted some time to think about some matters, some concering her. But he didn't need for her to know of such things.
