"Speech" @Lakshmi

Todd hadn't slept in.... a long time. maybe even a cycle or two. it'd just been that long since he'd felt safe. Any time he'd lain down his head, nightmares plagued him, and the fear that someone would come back and play with him, even whilst he was out of it, was there. But sleeping now was almost like going to another world. That's what dreams were, weren't they? So he slept, feeling peaceful and safe.

So long as he couldn't see the world, the world couldn't see him.

Then there was a tiny voice, breaking the soft silence. A familiar one. He shifted and winced. He didn't wanna come back to the real world. He wanted to stay here, where he could play in peace, and walk, and not be afraid...

And then he felt his fur shift a little, with... something. He stirred, opening his eyes to slivers of brown. And he saw a little face peering at him; a familiar one. Curiosity made him slowly rise intro a sitting position with a sharp-toothed yawn. The little face was gone. Where'd it go? Hind legs stiffly supporting him, he limped over to the edge and peered over to see his little friend.

"Whatcha doing down there?"

"Speech" @Lakshmi

Todd tilted his head slightly to one side, unsure of quite what had happened. But he wanted to help, all the same! "I'll help, I'll help! What can I do?" he asked nervously.

He heard her mumble something about magic, and remembered that she possessed a spell sort of similar to his own. maybe it even was the same! He just hadn't ever tried to use it in the way she had. But in this case, Todd didn't think magic would help; unless she wanted to be thrown, violently. Maybe she did. He wasn't certain, but he decided to hold off for now anyway.

Gazing down into the trench, Todd gave a huff and reached down with a paw, trying to get just a little bit lower so that he could reach the little lemur. He thought all was going well, until his back legs began to follow. One stiff foot slipped, and he gave a short yip as it fell down, followed by his hindquarters. He managed to slow down, perched just above Lakshmi and clinging onto the moss. His tail trailed down however, the thinly furred thing perhaps trailing just near enough for Lakshmi to reach...