#einuken

         Coming up to the taller, the wolf-kissed gave a gentle nudge of the arm to get his attention, and offers up a rather large platter of food they have prepared after their hunt.                    ❝I heard it was your birthday, so I thought to bring you this meal. It is freshly made after a hunt this morning.❞

          They gave him a small smile, tilting their head up at him. 

✿   ❀   ✿     it was unusual to see the kamisato retainer at the shrine without his charge. normally, if he was here, it was because he joined ayaka when she visited. she was quite fond of the sakura tree, after all. ayaka came just recently and she wasn’t due for another visit for a while. yae miko could read kamisato ayaka quite well by this point. compared to the young lady, tohma was a bit of an enigma to her. he was friendly, sure, but she wondered if there was anything under that. something he kept buried beneath the surface. or perhaps not, but she was curious nonetheless. 

yae miko approaches him after a few moments of thought. he’s likely noticed her presence, but she can’t be sure. it isn’t like she’s concealing herself, so anyone paying half a bit of attention would see her out of their peripheral vision. she crosses her arms over her chest and gives him a look. it is inquisitiveness mixed with surprise. for once, she shows her emotions on her face plainly.

                                  ❛   murr !!    ❜

ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 as the feline atop his shoulders sinks its claws into his unexpecting flesh. he flinches & winces for a moment , in a silly attempt to calm the creature from the other animal that sits at the desk before them. 

                                 ❛   you mustn’t           --    ❜

& off goes the cat , as the dogs sits politely without a sound.