The scene was a bit comical. If he hadn’t been so content with his friend so close he might have figured out why she began to laugh. Soon after the owl alighted from his friend’s shoulder she drew back from him with a light smile about her lips. What it was about that smile that was so endearing Jaden couldn’t rightfully say. It didn’t matter either. He overlooked the pain she wore attributing it to something they had already spoken about. That something new and possibly much more painful hovered there was unseen by his blue eyes.
Her laughing was an anomaly he didn’t understand. Still with a look of happiness, the wanderer tipped his head in question. What it was he had missed must have been entertaining for she didn’t quell her expression of joy but intensified it. He found himself laughing soon after, unable to keep the infectious tones from affecting him for long. His deeper tones didn’t find the same boisterous notes as hers because of the discomfort every lurch of his ribcage caused but they laughed together, absolutely happy for that moment.
His laughter ended quickly though when the woman pressed into him. He let her weight carry him onto his back so he could hug her quadruped form to his wounded chest. He did his best to ignore the discomfort it caused him. It was easy enough to do with her so close. And when her laughter fell to a more sorrow filled tone he hugged her closer.
When she asked if he could help her return the feline’s body to Ichika his heart nearly skipped a beat. There was nothing more he wanted in this world then to spend more time by her the disdain he had for returning didn’t leave his features though. Luckily she wouldn’t see the conflict on him either with her muzzle on his shoulder. She would only hear the joy in his voice when he answered, I wouldn’t be a gentleman if I let you carry your dead cougar alone. He chuckled painfully. An exchange, then.
Jaden does. Jaden speaks. Jaden thinks.
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