Vortigern held traits from both of his parents that he may not realize until later in life; one of which, coming from his father, was his natural charm and allure. There was something about him that seemed to draw Scarlett closer, made her feel instantly comfortable with him around. His warm grin and tail wag could made her instantly like him, even though she knew nothing about him. He was a tantalizing mystery wrapped in an enigma that she wanted to pick apart and hold close to her like the deepest secret had been told to her. The nervous prickle of his scruff did not go unnoticed by bloody eyes, catching it with silent wonder as to why it did that. In due time she would figure it out, but for now it was simply another mystery to the forest boy before her.

His eyes burn brighter than the sun as they lock upon hers. She is entranced by them, with his eyes who looked like the leaves in autumn. Their tails dance in unison, as their immediate friendship blossomed like the flowers in spring. "You are welcome," he says, his words breathless from the happiness that seeped into them. She smiles,a smile that will one day have boys come calling just to see, but only for her first friend will she share the sweetest of smiles."Okay! I think I might be able to make it though."he says, and she nodes, not yet realizing with her young mind that he wants to impress her. As she grows to be the beautiful forest princess, she would draw a lot of attention from boys wishing to impress her, for now though, she remains in blissful ignorance.

There is silence that follows her shyness, which slowly pulls her deeper inside of herself. His grin is soft, and she finds it extremely handsome; and as she grew she would grow to love that small grin that framed his face and could make any girl swoon. "I like your markings too, they are pretty."he blurts out suddenly, mouth shutting just as quickly as it had opened. She blinks at him for a moment, cheeks feeling like they were lit aflame, and then she giggled, finding his compliment to be adorable. "Thank you," she says, her voice like the sweetest of songs. The honesty in her words sparkling in her eyes, and her heart beats faster for reasons she just doesn't understand.

"Uh.... wanna try now?" he says quickly, trying to expel the awkward feelings that had slipped inside of him. She smiles and nods as he moves by her and then around the stump. When he returns to her side, she looks to him and nods, her signal to him that she was going to try once more. She backed up a little bit and got a slight running start at it this time, little back legs scrabbling for a holed again and she used her strength to keep herself up for his help. She held a determined look upon her face, tongue peeking out of her lips slightly as she strained her short legs. And then all of the sudden she was up, Vortigern having popped her up to the top of the stump.

She blinks for a moment, registering what had just happened and where she was. It had happened so quickly, with Vortigern's help, she was now on top of the stump! The biggest excited grin spread across her face, tail turning into a whirlwind of happiness. She looked down at him with a big smile. "We did it!" she said, voice chirping excitedly. Scarlet eyes looked out over the forest before her from this elevated height, looking at all the flowers as they painted the ground and the way the trees seemed to touch the sky. She could even see a bunny with her babies not too far in the distance. "wow," she whispered in awe. "You gotta come up here Vortigern, it's so pretty," she says, looking down at him with a smile and scooting over for him to jump up. When he was up besides her, she would gently bump his shoulder in a friendly show of pride that he had been able to get up on his own and that they got to share the stump together.