HOLD ON LOOSELY ☆ roxanne

[roan ;]

[align=center][div style="width: 45%; text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -1px; font-family: times new roman;"]♡ — If there was one person that Roan loved more than anybody in the world, it would be his mama. Now, one could probably try to attribute that to the fact that Roxanne was one of the only people he had really met so far, being cooped up in a little nursery den. Truthfully though, Roan would love his mother more than anyone even if he had only met her once and never again. They were bonded by blood, and more than that, his mother loved him more than anything, a fact that wasn't lost on him even though he couldn't understand the full scope of it. After all, his mama had loved him enough to let him leave the nursery hut when he was old enough and wanted to, and she didn't even hover all around him every moment! Part of that could probably be attributed to the fact that he constantly had a couple of guardian crocodiles following him from a distance at all times, but he was okay with that. It wasn't as if Kal and Brunhild couldn't join in on the fun.

During one of his first days outside of his usual little home hut, Roan had decided to go down to the shore of the bay, being especially careful to stay near the edge like mama had told him to. Perhaps one day when he was a bit bigger he could swim in the waters without worry, but for now they represented dangerous riptides that could pull a tiny kitten to sea despite the calm facade. Thankfully for Roan, the task at hand didn't require him going any farther than the very shallowest of waters, since all her was trying to do was collect seashells. After several minutes of sifting through the sands, Roan eventually found a shell that fit his purposes. A large pink intact shell with little ridges. It was pretty and delicate, and the perfect gift for mama.

With an enthusiastic grin splitting the child's face, he found himself rushing back to his and his mother's home, gripping the little shell especially carefully in his jaws. Once he arrived back inside of home sweet home, he transitioned the shell into his paws, saying happily as he held it up the light, "Mama! Mama, look what I found for you!"