he supposed that it likely wasnt in his best interests to be out and about when it was this humid, but he had a visitor, and he wanted to show him his beloved herb pond. leading the way with his tail trembling in excitement, body language belying his excitement to show him this. looking back over his shoulder to make sure that the other tom was following, his veil drifting in the gale, gently clouding around his scarred muzzle and face. pawing it down from his face, he would grin, though whether it could be seen or not was not something he knew, tail waving a proud banner behind himself as he turned back to the trail when the guru had caught up.

trotting ahead, he would brush aside hanging moss and vines to expose the clearing that he'd called his own, bordering a meadow within which a few deer dozed, the smaller domestic feline pulling himself to the ground and cautiously creeping so as not to disturb the peacefully grazing hoofed ruminants. flicking his ears and tail, he led the way to the more sequestered away section of the meadow, showing off the calm waters in which he'd planted his aquatic type herbs, others on the ground not far away from the edge of the water. tail tip shivering in pleased delight as he padded in, sniffing at his herbs and around to double check for any signs of danger before sitting down with a pleased air to himself. he would let plexus take any he would like from this place, it contained herbs that he could both grow on himself, and the more rare kind that didn't always grow in the territory. it was more so a place for a planned future greenhouse once the spring thaw had arrived.

[member=16278]PLEXUS[/member]

✯ — You're not a monster, just a human

The larger feline held back a fond giggle at how excited Aesior was, his long, fluffy tail unconsciously copying the other's movement as he softly smiled at the smaller's grin (he was so glad his friend was happy). Green eyes twinkling, his gift for much later in the day hiding in the small satchel he carried along with his medic kit, Plexus crouched a bit as tried not to tangle any of the moss, twigs, and vines from the natural curtain in his fur or lavender growths, and tip-toed forward. Catching Aesior's movement, the guru copied him once again, chest tight with how beautiful the area was, and how peaceful the hoofed creatures were.

Plexus lost his breath for a second, once he seen the herb pond. The pond was absolutely beautiful, and didn't have a dirty look to it aa most did further into the Coalition territory did. He gently padded closer, tail hiked up in joy, as he noted they were all fresh and very well taken care of. His heart swelled with pride for how much of gorgeous job Aesior had done, and he very much wished he could will himself to speak to say, the guru was very rusty on his sign language still and didn't practice like he should.

But, that's for another day, he decided, circling an area close to the water and gingerly loafing, a serene look in his optics as he hoped his body language spoke volumes enough.

✯ — HE/HIM. GURU OF COTC. REF. BIO. — ✯

He was beyond pleased by how delighted plexus was, tail flicking happily by his paws, the fur that had been groomed away from stressed reactions having grown back. Padding over to his friend, he settled near, allowing a paw to dip into the crystalline waters, sniffing it after drawing back. Breathing out with a graceful sigh, he stretched out his forelegs and rear legs, settling his nose at the water's edge, tail softly flicking now and then, the less fluffy beast enjoying himself. Rolling slightly to his side, he gazed over Plexus' pelt with a critical eye, grinning at the sight of the lavender growths in his fur.

He was beyond happy to see the plants, it reassured him in a way, to see life among his pelt as well. Inhaling his friend's scent, he would gaze about the clearing with a light that hadn't been seen in his eyes in years. Soft soundless breaths left him, poor attempts at purring with vocal chords that had been cut, but he was beyond ecstatic, slow blinking to convey this. He could understand his body language just fine, and was happy to respond with his own. Leaning closer for a moment, he attempted to distangle any twigs that had manages to get caught up in his fur, paws kneading the ground when they weren't working.

✯ — You're not a monster, just a human

The male let out a relaxed breath, feeling Aesior's paws working on the leftover twigs in his thick fur. The faint scent of lavender washed over him as he caught sight of the other's paws lightly kneading and faintly heard the attempts at vocal purring. Humming, Plexus attempted to wrap Aesior up and pull him close, purring so loud that the other might feel it. The Guru was exceedingly glad his friend was healing from the time he was so stressed (Plexus didn't begrudge him one bit, it'd make him a hypocrite if he did). With that in mind, the male leaned down slightly and tried lightly grooming the other male, more for comfort than cleaning.

✯ — HE/HIM. GURU OF COTC. REF. BIO. — ✯