to stand in your arms, without falling to your feet Where the day was long, it was also quite chilled; a moment frozen in time as he lay the groundwork to walking over the lands and making sure that they found a comfortable place to rest. Somewhere that they could calm their aching feet and plan for their next move so that they could make it another day. This place was not new to his traveling partner but it was very new to him, but it only forced him to be all the more observant. With @Valeria by his side, it was important that he make sure that she was safe and felt safe. Right? That was what a male was supposed to do for a woman was make sure that they were well looked after. That action right there was exactly what Gideon was going to do. Anytime they moved to a different location, he had to make sure she was going to be as safe as possible. That meant pulling out the huge leaves and swiping them across their footsteps as well as attempting to confuse the hell out of anyone who followed. Gideon had never questioned his method with this, seeing as nothing had ever happened to them so far. The ginger male weaved through trees and rocks and shrubs, making sure to leave sizeable and obvious imprints in the ground to let anyone who wished to find them have a little fun and confusion as they did so. It would give him and his partner ample time to get the hell out of there. +5 - Leave a trail of confusing tracks

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She thinks he’s cute, running about trying to mess up their tracks. It must tire him out, but the proud look he returns with makes Valeria keep her mouth shut. She's sure no one is following, but that hardly matters. Gideon is right, perhaps. Better safe than sorry. The pink girl sprawls out on the ground, waiting for her companion to return to her side.

The last few days since returning to Amaryllis had seen Valeria’s mood improve drastically. Soon, she would be back with her family, where she belongs. Her heart had sung when she’d spotted the wide, familiar gates of the valley. And with her friend here now, things would be even better.

She looks up at him, a mixture of amusement and concern playing gently across her features. "Gideon, come and rest." It’s a soft order, but an order all the same. One she expects him to follow, with little fuss. "We have a long day tomorrow." She’s determined to find her parents tomorrow, or search all night if she must.

to stand in your arms, without falling to your feet Set in his ways was he. Determined to make sure that @Valeria did not have anyone that might see her as an easy target and while he could be confident in his skills to protect her, it also would just be easier to not paint the target for them. As he sweeps his paw one way and then the other, clearly marking it as though they had traveled due west into the sandy dunes of Amaryllis, he could feel her eyes upon him. His own body had felt weary in their travels but he wished to do his best to cover it for her sake. As she makes for a swift order he does a few quick pawprints in the dirt as best he can before making some mindful leaps upon objects that would not take his prints with them. Easing her way to her side dutifully even if he felt like his job had not been fully accomplished just yet. Tell me of your plans? That was the least that his friend could do so that he could begin to figure out what he might have to do in order to earn the trust of her family. The youth in him feels as though he is scrambling to want to make a good impression as though they might not approve of him as Valeria's friend at all. He had done good by her, he thought, but parents often had different ideas in their head of who their children should align themselves with.

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