When Zach wakes up, he feels a little bit foolish — he's not sure how he managed to fall. Hadn't he been trying to help Riley? And them, in the end, he'd needed help himself. He must've done something silly, he thinks, and maybe he should feel worse about it, but... there was something really... comforting about being carried home. Hearing those old, old stories. The smell of pine.
So instead, Zach mostly just feels... taken care of, and he appreciates it in a way he never would have anticipated. It lights a small fire, warm and bright, somewhere deep inside his chest. He'll spend the afternoon taking small sips of water and wondering how he could return the favour. Ancient moose-creatures probably need a hand too, sometimes.
Zach
When Zach wakes up, he feels a little bit foolish — he's not sure how he managed to fall. Hadn't he been trying to help Riley? And them, in the end, he'd needed help himself. He must've done something silly, he thinks, and maybe he should feel worse about it, but... there was something really... comforting about being carried home. Hearing those old, old stories. The smell of pine.
So instead, Zach mostly just feels... taken care of, and he appreciates it in a way he never would have anticipated. It lights a small fire, warm and bright, somewhere deep inside his chest. He'll spend the afternoon taking small sips of water and wondering how he could return the favour. Ancient moose-creatures probably need a hand too, sometimes.