"oh no no no, not that! give me that-" trying to get it back.

huffing and patting the clothes to throw over a shoulder. "what is it ... you're so noisy, kitty. and yet you don't leave!"

yeah !

"... food maybe... mn..." saying that he picks up gale and walks to their tent !

in their tent, he carefully folds gale's robes to put away and then sits with the kitty he still doesn't recognize in his lap, scritching around his little fluffy head. "you don't even seem that hungry! maybe you just needed attentions, mh?"

he knows a thing or two about that, but too bad he doesn't know that it's gale! "how sweet you are~ you're so cuddly, you can't be a stray!"

"did you just tell me no?" he asks with a giggle, leaning in to get booped.

"oh! ooh, you're not just a kitty, are you~" more scritchies because why not.

( IS ALL COMPLETELY WHITE ) am I pretty

singing this out loud

oh. giving big eyes.

"hi..." he looks shy as he takes the rose, no blush on his paper skin but a smile fighting to show up.

with a slow nod he takes his hand, stepping close. "I hope my spell held up... the one to keep your roses fresh, y'know. I didn't... really look for them and I entered my tent few times since coming back. it's silly, I know..."

"but I like them." pouting looking up at him.

fine, that's fine; he rests his head on gale's chest and sighs, still holding his hand and keeping the rose tucked safely under his chin to not crush it.

looking up, the glint he sees in gale's eyes tells him enough. "happily."

"can i hold you?"