Ashok couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed by the way the doe kept gazing at their antlers, though that's not to say it didn't make him feel prideful. It was nice for it to be the other way around, instead of having bucks chase him off to impress other does of their strength and courage. The other male's reaction, however, almost surprised Ashok. It was like he was startled by the sudden new appearance of their visitor.
Well, he is blind in one eye, the young stag reasoned. He probably didn't notice her. "May I ask what one such as yourself are doing out and about in the woods this morning?" Ashok continued with the conversation, remaining polite. "We ourselves were about to head to the meadow. Perhaps all three of us could go together?"
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"Indeed it is," Nimai agreed. "Better than being on your own all the time." As she listened to Lilias going on to explain the season, the young doe also knelt her head down for a bite of grass. She's right, the doe thought to herself, raising her head again and scanning the area as she chewed. Everything has been nice and peaceful.
At the end of her sentence, however, Nimai almost choked on the bite of grass, having trouble swallowing. She got it down, however, but when her gaze met Lilias's own once more her eyes were dimmed very slightly with sadness. "That's true..." she commented, her voice also low. She recalled the event, the picture of the devastated mother was still glued to her mind. "That's a good thing, though. But we should still remain alert. Hopefully it doesn't mean the worse will come in the future."
Nimai bent her head to get another bite of the scrumptious, sweet greenery, when movement caught her eye. "Speaking of roe's," she said aloud in mild surprise, raising her head again with perked ears. There out in the meadow, was a female roe deer (Leila). "She seems really jumpy and nervous for some reason... I wonder who she is?" Nimai wondered aloud, tilting her head slightly.
