She returns to their shared nest as the sun begins to dip in to the horizon and bring the evening. She does not return empty-pawed today, thankfully, a meal that can be shared between her whole family hangs from her mouth as she circles their nest once, then flops down in to the comfiest spot. She'll set the rabbit to the side, a rare catch in this period of starvation, but a certainly welcome one... Her paw comes out to set on it- you could never be too sure, after all, especially with the rising tensions that threaten to spill over soon enough. Her eyes slide to where the two kits tumble about with others, a sight that makes her heart full. Oh, when have they gotten so big...? It feels like just yesterday her and Sprout were cooing over two tiny little bodies, and now they're nearly at her halfway point on her shoulder...
Her eyes return to the sun. Sprout should be returning to retire in their nest soon... And speak of the devil and they shall appear, because once she looks back around her, her gaze meets with an orange gaze they love too much. "Hello, my love!" her voice is a chipper chirp as they come closer towards the nest, and once they're close enough, Oreo sits up just enough to rub her cheek on theirs, and then down their neck and bury her face in their shoulder. "Did you see what I caught? The kits'll love this!" shes not sure they've ever actually had a taste of rabbit before, mostly little mice and the occasional bird that would flutter in to their home clearing. Overhunted recently, with growing numbers they could no longer support, she's had to branch out in to further territory... It was scary, but to see the look on Sprouts face when they look down would be all worth it.
She immediately pats the nest, urging them to sit down- "Come, my love, lay with me! How was your day? Did you do anything fun?" her tongue rasps over their pelt. This was the favorite part of her day.
@Sprout
Her eyes return to the sun. Sprout should be returning to retire in their nest soon... And speak of the devil and they shall appear, because once she looks back around her, her gaze meets with an orange gaze they love too much. "Hello, my love!" her voice is a chipper chirp as they come closer towards the nest, and once they're close enough, Oreo sits up just enough to rub her cheek on theirs, and then down their neck and bury her face in their shoulder. "Did you see what I caught? The kits'll love this!" shes not sure they've ever actually had a taste of rabbit before, mostly little mice and the occasional bird that would flutter in to their home clearing. Overhunted recently, with growing numbers they could no longer support, she's had to branch out in to further territory... It was scary, but to see the look on Sprouts face when they look down would be all worth it.
She immediately pats the nest, urging them to sit down- "Come, my love, lay with me! How was your day? Did you do anything fun?" her tongue rasps over their pelt. This was the favorite part of her day.
@Sprout