[odessa]

foxstep

Good thing he's given up, then. Foxstep tilted his head at the small creature, trying and failing to hold back his burst of laughter. "Kid, you don't look like you could catch me anything more than a worm." He paused to heave in a rasping breath, wincing at the twinge in his lungs. Foxstep shook his head, favoring his humor over his skepticism. "I 'preciate the offer, though."

To be honest, this guy's life sounded sadder than his. Already, what? Three moons old? And didn't know where his home was. At least Foxstep had known for some time before things fell apart. Not to mention this loner's on-point people-pleasing skills. Foxstep wanted to poke him for trying to be so generous when he obviously had so little to give.

Foxstep sighed deeply through his nose and fixed the young cat with a sharp look. "Here, how 'bout I get you something, then we scurry along our separate ways?"

[ @poppy. ]