Velvet sat by the fire in a bit of a tizzy. His eyes flickered back and forth between the pot on the flame and Snowball who was tottering around to try his hardest to think about other options however a snowball fight seemed to be the most interesting one. Velvets paws worked diligently at the pot next to the flame with vegetables and meats stirring into the stew as he watched the ingredients cook and swirl slowly in the broth.
“Yknow….what if he really just needs something warm to make him feel better…?” Velvet asked with a cocked head as he peered at snowball curiously
“Warm…? Isn’t that kinda…counter productive? I think he’s too warm already and that’s why he’s so angry! Maybe he needs ice cream!” Snowball hopped to his feet seeming pleased with his own idea.
“Well no no..you could be right. But…when you wake up from being asleep for a long time..and it’s freezing cold. Don’t you think you’d prefer something warm to help wake you up and feel cozy?” Velvet raised a paw as he spoke swaying it languidly as he explained
Snowball now looking intrigued retorted “well…you do have a point but this isn’t a normal chow! He may prefer colder food to get even icier on the inside…!” He bobbed his head a bit
“Well…maybe you’re right actually. What if instead of hot food I make him something…nice and cold…? I don’t know- how to do that-“ velvet rubbed the back of his head with a worried expression however snowball as undeterred as ever piped up with a delighted expression
“What if we just make the food you made extra cold! Just sorta…bury it in the snow…? Then he can dig it up and eat it and it’ll maybe help him cool down!!”
Snowball feeling as if he just solved world hunger jumped in place his tail swaying as Velvet took the time to ponder the option before nodding “that…is not a half bad idea!!!! Let me finish my stew and you dig a hole in the snow!”
Snowball nodded with glee his paws quickly going to work in a snow mound tossing behind himself piles of snow as he dug a decent sized hole in the snow only stopping once he hit the solid ground. “Hole is dug capitán!!!!”
Velvet beamed with pride as he carried the large pot of stew over and carefully put it in the hole and the two buried it allowing some steam to escape so the scent could draw the beast closer. “I think this may work!”
Snowball however paused. “Was….was that stew our lunch…?”
Velvet now grimaced as his stomach growled softly “oh….yes…uhm…” he murmured a bit embarassed and stammered “I’m sure I can whip something else up while that freezes!!”
