{WC:325} Sorryyy, life almost swallowed me alive for a bit.
So she had been outside all along. The youth told him it took a while to make a mud pie as exquisite as this one before her. Rook simply grinned, pretending to brandish an imaginary spoon (or fork) from his cargo pocket. With a dexterous hand and a few showy movements of his wrist, he scooped the “invisible” object into the mud pie then lifted it to his muzzle as she asked him his name. “Mmm,” he sounded, hoping that little Eclipse would be convinced that she had just proven that she had created the best Soiled Pie ever. The silvery, black-tipped tail wagged lightly behind him.
He then pretended to swallow the bite of earthy dessert he had just tasted. “I’m Rook,” he offered, still smiling amiably. His name was simple as it was, without a last name or any prefixes. He liked that, and hopefully she did too… perhaps maybe enough that she would consider him one of her friends. There had always been something about puppies he had liked and adored. In his trek across the country, he discovered that a pup’s charm was absolutely irresistible; wherever he went – through towns or the wide-open countryside fields – youngsters always seemed to be friendly and willing to offer him directions or advice. Eclipse, here, was no different and it was thoroughly apparent she had struck a rather good chord with him. “Eclipse…” he stated after a moment, looking from her creation to the small spikes atop her rust-hued head. “Is anyone looking after you?”
The manor, he was quick to note, had a few large windows on each of its sides and the thought of someone looking out from within had never really settled since he spotted the grand estate. His eyes went to the building and up to one of the windowsills before returning to his young companion. He just wanted to make sure she was safe to be outside on her own.
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