"You aren't, I promise." Silvermoon even wiggled to the side a bit- laughing more as Kintsugi threw himself down with the whole weight of his body, letting out a rattly huff. "Isn't it fun?"

<No,> He growled, wiggling a bit to get more comfortable. <... a touch.>

In response, Silvermoon sat up, shaking leaves from their hair, and dumped more leaves on top of Kintsugi.

Silvermoon watched him go, smiling. Here... the events at the dungeon seemed so far away. Those machines, the trials- the pain. IF it was a lot for Silvermoon, what was it like for Kintsugi? To go through that-

<Silvermoon?>

They glanced up, seeing Kintsugi standing there, head canted a bit. <Is standing there, lost in your thoughts, also just for fun?> Despite the words, his tone was soft, and Silvermoon relaxed a bit.

"No... but it's okay. We can have fun together, now." They said, eyes scanning the woods- "There! It looks like apples up in that tree!"

<Apples?>

Silvermoon blinked. "Umm, I mean.... oran. Berries."

The cotton puff went flying, spinning backwards as it foated back down to earth. Kintsugi huffed, pawing at he ground, as if to charge again. "Kintsugi!" Silvermoon rushed to his side, putting a hand on their flank. "It's so little- see? It's already plenty hurt."

Kintsugi grunted, eyes remaining fixed.

Still cradling the cottonee, Silvermoon walked back to Kintsugi, who had pulled their head back to look proud and imposing. Silvermoon knew they had to say something, but... "Being strong isn't all that's important." They said. "Getting out of that lab... was because we all helped each other. Thay doesn't change here."