[When it's imitating Scratch, and who wouldn't? That is one prime good boy right there. Regardless, when it's doing its very best Scratch impression, Nepione could almost forget that it is, in fact, very much a predator. Ara is lucky that more damage wasn't incurred as a result. He may not be that fortunate in the future.

She watches the owlbear cub bound off into the distance, a small little smile drawn across her features before she turns attention back onto the decidedly more important thing at hand. That would be Ara. She watches him pick himself back up and where she would ordinarily be the first to go over him, she is learning to hold that part of her back. Nepione can, at times, be downright overbearing.]

I think they'll eat just about anything if you give it to them. At least, that's been my assumption. Out here, you can't always be picky, after all.

[At his gratitude, she shakes her head.] Think nothing of it. [And that's in reference to replenishing, too.] I wasn't actually hungry, so I can wait until later. I had it on me just in case. I usually do. You're sure you're all right? I'm impressed you lasted that long, though next time I'll worry just a little less if you don't wait to tell someone what's happened. Little guy might never have gotten off of you.