Mighty Paws

Malachi · 10-31-2010, 02:05 PM

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That's such a fun word to say out loud Big Grin .

Her massive head shook, as she looked upon the pup and his sudden concern over her yelp. There were two things Mala feared in this world - Pups (for fear of hurting them) and water. And they were both within feet of each other, and within feet of her. Concern etched in her features for just a second, not really wanting to concern Denali with her problems. The poor thing was already worried about wintertime, he didn't need to hear any of her own issues.

"It--it's nothing. Water's just a little cold," she said with a small chuckle, trying not to let it bother her. Malachi stepped away from where the water reached up to the sand, and when she turned to look at the pup again, she saw a frown on his face. Did something she say bother him? Her head turned sideways in a bit of confusion, but not wanting to irk the pup. There was nothing more dear to her than little ones, and once she conquered her fear of being around them, and playing with them, she swore she'd someday have some pups of her own.

Her thoughts were pushed to the back of her mind, however, as she heard the word 'play'. A kind of fear rushed through her, but she tried to push it back by swallowing rather hard. 'It's okay, Mala, you'll be fine..' the beast tried to reassure herself. She noted the pup's tone, which didn't seem at all happy, and a sudden determination to fix that for him overcame Malachi. "I like adventures, too," she said with a soothing voice. And then she said something she almost never imagined her saying since she was banished. "Do.. you want to play hide and seek?"

Whether this pup knew it or not, this was a conquering of fears for her. It astounded her to ask the question, but overcoming the past was something she had to do now. Why else would the spirits she believed in put her in the path of this little one?

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