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[anafishwriting]

Well. That was a thing that happened. Sully leaned back against a nearby tree and watched his kid scurry about. She was sure full of energy. The encounter with whatever that legend was had only doubled her excitement. So, here he was, propped up and supervising while she burned off some of that excess spark. Maybe he’d find it more acceptable if the encounter happened recently, but it had been at least a day since they met the plant legend.

He’d gleaned a few important things from the encounter, though. Not much, but, enough that it didn’t feel like a huge waste. Most important of those facts was that he should never, ever let the kid meet another legend. He could usually handle her buoyant attitude and manner, but, this? This was too much. No child should act like this after meeting someone who, at their best, looked like a halfway decent meal.

“Emii, come on, we need to find shelter for the evening.”

And hopefully something good to eat. He hadn’t gotten a good meal in a long time. He tapped at his mask and shut his eyes.

“Emii, did you hear me?”

“Hold on, Daddy, I gotta say sorry to the kitty cat I kicked!”

Wait, what? He opened his eyes and looked at his daughter and the man she’d kicked. How had she managed this in the twenty seconds since he’d closed his eyes? Sure enough, though, there was a delcatty sprawled out in the fallen leaves. He sighed and slunk over to the mon and Emii.

“Sorry, mister, I was just trying to dance with more pep!”

“It’s okay! It was a really peppy dance, um.”

The cat pushed himself upright and looked from Emii to Sully, a smile on his face. If he was concerned about being near a predatory snake, he gave no sign of it. Instead, he stood up and held out a hand, first to Emii, then to Sully.

“Besides, I should have paid attention to where I was headed. Sorry for the commotion.”

“No, it’s quite all right,” Sully said, voice smooth as could be, “there is nothing to fear. It was our fault entirely. Perhaps we could make it up to you and give you some company to where you’re headed.”