[Beam]

Originally Posted by Constellation

His words were quiet, but she definitely heard him. Having to strain her ears in order to hear what he had to say. There's no Syndicate in you, Timid. She flattened her ears to her head for a moment, quite flustered, but she didn't allow this to show. What he said, was true...right? Sure, she had been raised in the Syndicate, learning their ways, and staying in her place, but she wasn't the kind to be so aggressive to another cat. She hardly could fight--or fend for herself, so she looked to others to do it for her. Which was why she would had never made a great fighter. Hunter? More likely. If the cats who didn't like her had a say in what she could be, Timid feared she would be bait for the fighters. So, they could use her to push her around or abuse her delicate frame. It was more than once when Timid would dream about this nightmare. Since he were much bigger than her, Timid tried her best to keep up with him, but since her legs were pretty small, she found herself lingering behind. She soaked in her surroundings, still in awe at such a gorgeous scenery. This was a place she wished to live, but the feline felt that she really didn't have a choice in anything she wanted to do with her life.

As the she cat explored the place more, she found it very tempting to accept his offer. She didn't know how long it would last, but she was happy that she would be able to live in such a scenery and not have to be scared for her life...right? Timid had constant fears. She was scared at practically...everything. Which was no surprise since she was Timid. Possibly, she wondered if she had a different name, would she still have the same fears as she did now? Desperately, she wanted to speak up. Allow her voice to be heard, but she wasn't a lion. No one would listen to a she cat that was quite the small one. That looked innocent beyond recognition. And, especially one who didn't hold a high rank--but, this tom. He seemed to understand her. He was giving her comfort. That was something rare that was given to her, and she was grateful of such kindness. At his words, she swiveled her head quickly towards him, trotting up to keep pace with him, but gradually fell back again. You kinda just stumbled here? That wasn't the answer she was hoping for. Probably some exaggerated story of action and adventure that lead him to this place. Though he was telling the truth, so that's all that mattered. ''Snow is cold...'' She said, quietly as her paws trailed alongside him. ''It causes hypothermia-- And, you know what hypothermia cause? Death.'' The she cat felt herself shivering. Perhaps, she was over-exaggerating, but she had been so afraid, she didn't know what else to do. Timid didn't like the snow, that was for sure. But as he answered her next question, the she cat flicked her tail. Twolegs--she weren't afraid of. She just didn't like them. Something was off about those Nofur critters that walked on two legs. She never really had an encounter with one, and she hoped that she wouldn't need to have one.

The she cat darted her eyes at the lovely place, her ears stayed turned to Fennec as she heard him. So far, she was liking everything that was coming out his maw. It made her pleased that there weren't many troubles to worry about. Until...that was, when he mentioned elk, dear...and a bear!? The she cat almost stood frozen to her spot, shivering much more noticeably than she would had liked to. The thought of a bear roaming this area had scared her. It made her want to get out of here. It made her believe that this place was too good to be true. And, the fact that this tom casually said it--like it wasn't a big thing!

''A bear!'' Timid shrieked, lowering her body to the ground. She was ready to panic. Ready to bolt, but then Fennec said he didn't believe it. He hadn't seen the bear, and maybe if she kept close to him...she wouldn't see it either? Timid frowned, but she slowly padded back up to Fennec, a tight lump in her throat. ''I hope there are no bears here! I can't even stand heights, let alone large animals!'' She whined, almost whimpering. She was acting like a kit, and she knew she was, but she couldn't help it. Fennec seemed brave to her, someone who knew how to fend for himself, but Timid was far from it. Oh no! I'll only be a burden in his eyes... she gave a quick sad glance towards the tom, heaving out a sigh of desperation.

Though her mind was everywhere, the she cat decided to continue to check out the place. Her ears stayed on alert, in case she needed to take some sort of cover. She stayed close to Fennec--probably a bit too close. She tried her best to stay in line with his paw steps as she brushed her fur against him. If she wasn't being so frightened, she would had noticed the soft texture of his pelt. But, she was too caught up, believing that something might strike up sooner or later. It made her wary of the place, but also reminded her that no place would be too safe. One thing the small she cat did catch was the part about his family. That had interested her...only because she didn't see him. Besides that, he had brought them up. Would it had been appropriate for her to ask about them? She figured it would be. Fennec knew a bit about her, and she also wanted to get to know him. So far, he seemed to play the part of a mysterious kind stranger. She wanted to know his true origins. Who was he? Of course, he was Fennec, but stripped down to his inner soul--who was he?

As the she cat padded beside him, relishing in the feeling that their pelts were touching, she turned her head to give him an innocent stare. One of curiosity. ''Why did you leave your family--if, you miss talking with them?'' She twitched her nose. It didn't make any sense to her. If he missed his family's company, why did he leave? Surely, it wasn't because he was forced to go. That made Timid's ears pin to her head, but she wanted to know the truth instead of assuming such. Anything could had happen as to why he left his family.

Fennec just had to say the words, Timid, this small golden cat beside him, didn't being in a dark forest filled with those cats. She deserved to have panic life, where she could make her own choices. But that wasn't up to Fennec, it was up to her. He slowed down his pace slightly, making sure Timid could catch up to him. Everyday, he wished that he had a choice- well, he did, he just never took up on it. It would pain him to know that Timid had the world infant of her to run away from the claws of the Syndicate, but she turned back and walked right back to the pain and regretted it for the rest of her life. Maybe thats what happened to his father, but he knew nothing of what happened to him, and he sure would maybe like to know. The only hint he had was that small, russet cat....

Fennec stayed silent, maybe history was convincing enough. But he knew stumbling upon it had a huge space where a backstory would be. He just didn't want to fill it in. Its not like he didn't trust Timid, well, he did trust her but they've only know each other for what, half an hour or so? He didn't feel ready to share his backstory, and he never found anyone share it to. Maybe it was overreacting, keeping it away, but it was a large kind of 'secret' to keep. as much as he wanted to tell someone, he didn't, because what happened in his past belonged to him and if he told anyone, they'd fan over him like a helpless little kit. It wouldn't help, because when he was a helpless little kit, no on cared about him then. But when everything done, cats would seem to care. It didn't fit his situation, so he didn't want to handout his past. He knew he dint want to hand out his past...
Yet.

Fennec stopped when Timid began to speak again, a slight shiver shaking her, he faltered for a moment, his mouth wide open and mouthing starts to a reassuring sentence, "No one is going to die of hypothermia. Its all okay." he told her, watching her so make sure she was doing fine, he really didn't know how to adress the situation. Did Timid need support or someone to tell her its not real? He swallowed nervously, he kept his mouth shut after that.

He winced when he mentioned the bear, and immediately the guilty feeling took place when Timid visibly quivered beside him. His four spiked on his neck in alarm, he didn't want Timid to be scared, and it was stupid of him to say something like that, [B]"No- theres no bears. Empty words, uh- i don't believe it there no bears here." he assured her, stopping for her as she crouched on the ground. Fennec didn't want Timid to be scared, be he int know how to prevent her feeling frightened. Suddenly he felt himself slightly ranting, but with no purpose, maybe Timid would feel calmer if he talked about something. "The deer and elk are so nice. They're, whats the word? yes- there really majestic. You'll see, have you seen any deer or elk? They're so beautiful, we'll probably see one where I'm taking you." the descriptive words felt odd in his mouth, but he hoped that Timid could imagine a doe in a sunny aspen grove, like the first time he'd seen one. It was scary at first, he den mention that, but his eyes were instantly glued to the deer, any animal part of the deer family seemed so captivating to him. So different to every skittering creature and natural again the forests.

Fennec sighed in relief when she began to walk again with him, even if it was right next to him. He didn't really mind when his fur brushed hers, but he made sure he didn't accidentally bump her tail, because he had a hunch it would be the most awkward action that could happen while walking, so he kept it out behind him, his tail tip taunting the ground. He stopped his thoughts from wandering to his backstory for the millionth time today by just focusing on his breathing and glancing at Timid once in a while, keeping his brain occupied. He tilted his head at her curious stare.

Then a lump caught in his throat as Timid asked hr question. If he had a chance to hide his sudden emotion, it slipped away. His pupils shrunk and his eyes widened, giving him a nervous look, and his eras pitched in and filed backwards, but didn't touch his head. He, as of now, was facing the truth of what happened to him. And he couldn't exactly lie to Timid, she would see him through before he even attempted to speak. He forced his ears forward and shot a glance at Timid, "I had to leave." Fennec said simply, his tone was a little shyer and snappier than he expected, but he couldn't take it back, t was out there. He might as well said 'something happened and i had to escape.'he cleared his throat awkwardly, he didn't want to spill to Timid the real reason: Something happened to his family member, he chased after her, and ended up stumbling in shock to this place. but that still want entirely the whole truth. "I miss them everyday. But I had no choice."