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[The Skarzs]

"That would be nice," Garth said, looking away. He made his way back to the chair, and sat down with the pillow behind him.

[Cornflower MM]

"Okay." Arya said, then settled back for some sleep.

[The Skarzs]

Garth waited until Arya was asleep before he got up and walked to the window. He looked out into the slowly darkening sky, and yearned to be journeying soon. But. . . he looked at Arya. He couldn't leave her; she was becoming. . . special to him. It was nothing yet, but he knew there was a growing friendship between the two squirrels. He took one last glance out the window, then went back to his chair.

[Cornflower MM]

Arya slept peacefully this time, but her wall was thrown up, locked, and bolted.......She was dreaming of happy memories. Stirring, her eyelids fluttered, but she remained asleep.

[The Skarzs]

Garth was about to sleep himself, when Bella came bustling in with the evening meal. She looked at the sleeping squirrelmaid, hesitating on whether or not to wake her. "Don't worry; I'll make sure she gets food when she wakes up," Garth said, standing politely and taking the platter from the mouse.
"Alright," she said. "You rest easy now; you've been wounded bad, and shouldn't be moving much."
"But. . ." Garth began.
"No 'buts'; you're going to heal whether or not you want to and that's final. Don't worry about helping me for now; I've been dealing with things myself for seasons." She put a paw to her lips, signaling silence, and tip-pawed out of the room, leaving Garth to eat in peace.

[Cornflower MM]

Arya's dream started slowly turning into a nightmare, one she had often. "No....No....Not again. Just go away...." She muttered, moving her paw like she was smacking something.

[The Skarzs]

Garth gently shook Arya's arm. "Arya? Wake up; it's okay."

[Cornflower MM]

Arya jolted awake, about to kick into kill-,ode. She stopped herself before she did anything, but was still tense. "Oh, ah, sorry. Reoccurring nightmare." She explained, then noticed the food. "Oh, hey, food."

[The Skarzs]

"Yeah; Bella brought it in not long ago. Go ahead and eat your fill; I'm stuffed." He yawned and settled back. "I'm going to sleep if you don't mind."

OOC: You can do the time skip.

[Cornflower MM]

OOC: And it's now three days later!

BIC: Arya was in the middle of demolishing a pasty when Bella walked in and set down the tea pot she was carrying. "Good morning, dear. Leg feel any better?"
"A little, Mzz Bella. Thank you very much." arya politely replied, smiling, then tajing another bite of pasty.

[The Skarzs]

Garth snuck a pasty from Arya's plate. "Mm! Delicious!" He limped around to the other side of the table to get his own food, grinning roguishly.

[Cornflower MM]

Arya laughed, "Hey! No fair! You owe me a pasty!" She joked, smiling as she pured herself a cup of tea.

[The Skarzs]

"You mean this last one?" Garth teased, balancing the last pasty on a claw. "It does look good. . ."

[Cornflower MM]

"Aye, that one." Arya said, still smiling. Bella then swept in with another plate of pasties. "Here you two are! Get some meat on those bones!" She said energetically, then went out again.

[The Skarzs]

Garth looked disappointed, but handed the pasty over with a smile. "Foiled again!" He munched happily on his food, remembering the past days. Arya and he had become great friends, and perhaps even more than that.