Lavender looked up at Kipp with glassy eyes then looked at the ball in his hand. She blinked a few times and shifted her position then sat up slowly, looking into the glass ball. She glanced up at Kipp then back down at the ball, she placed her nose against it then took it away and shook her head. She nudged it back further into Kipps's hand, taking note of the kindness in his eyes."Mmnn looking for someone." He said frowning and stepping around the pillar to see Rylie sprint past, his fluffy tail fur standing straight out made it look like he had a monstrous striped caterpillar attached to his back end.
"Oh, hey." He said crouching down. "It's ok." He pulled a marble out of his pocket and showed it to her. "I know it's kinda stupid, but," He shrugged, looking at the white scuff marks and the chips in the glass balls surface, "this has helped me though lots of tough times. I know it doesn't really look like much." He sighed. "But it's uh, it," He shook his head gently frowning at it not sure how to explain it's significance. "Someone gave it to me, a long time ago, and it was a reminder that everything would be ok, as long as I didn't give up." He gave her a friendly smile and placed it on the ground in front of her small snout. "Once we're all done with these bugs, I'll need it back, but you can have it for now."
"No. I can tell how much it means to you. Dont stress yourself by giving it to me."
She then looked at the ground and sighed. "Im sorry you wasted your time coming after me. Im just a coward after all." She said lifting up her head a little and sadly smiling.