[Cobra]

Lionsmoke

- the terrified manipulator -

"'sup, i'm awkward."

Lionsmoke's eyes went wide, then he shifted them to stare at Aspen. His gaze was slightly accusing, but slightly kind at the same time. Aspenstar was the smartest cat he had ever met, period. She always had the right answer, she would know what was best for anycat. He admired her greatly, and did ever so seek to please her. He would train this unwanted - but still welcome - gift, although his feelings of failure had not yet disappeared. He still felt unworthy. In fact, he was tempted to bow to Aspen shouting that. But that would probably be a little too much. Instead Lionsmoke would just attempt to make conversation with his apprentice.

(His.)

He did not want to make conversation with this child. In fact, old feeings of shyness were overcoming him this very minute. He supposed he had to.

"Why, hello there, Houndpaw," he meowed. "Lovely name by the way, I'm so tempted to steal it from you." He laughed. "Although I am deeply afraid it would not suit me."

[ @poisoned poppy - i'll have you know that the original draft of this was entirely typed in french. go six pages of online french hm!! ]