The cat's claw snapped as he lifted her up, most of the vines clinging to her torso. No one had ever looked at him the way she did- like he was worth something. Like she genuinely believed in him. He pushed the thought away. I'm just a screw-up. If she had heard my name before, she would have known that.Xyla, more confident she could trust him now, relaxed any tense muscles, submitting to his grasp entirely, placing all her trust in him. She gazed up at him, wondering what he was thinking as they walked, quietly directing him to her small hut in the Outskirts of the Tribe of Jaguar center. If he could carry her all the way to her home, she was quite convinced he was strong. In a way, this was just a confirmation that she had a new crush.
"I'll, uh... I'll go back and pick up your kitty later." He said, trying to take his mind off how he was actually holding a girl. And how he should definitely not fall and drop her. Which was likely. He stepped over a vine, then around some brambles and ferns. "But at least you'll get a cool scar out of the deal, I mean..." Oh gosh. She was staring right up at him. He swallowed hard.