"What do you get when you breed an elephant and a rhino? A hellifino." She rolled her eyes. "All I know is that I'm supposed to go on a journey to find out what my life is meant to be. Or where my place is in life. So, as far as we both know, you're just protecting me until I figure out what I'm supposed to be or do..." She sighed and ran a hand over her ponytail, her tail moving limply for a moment. "And I've already got a drink, thank you. I appreciate the offer."<br/><br/>She looked back at her meal and suddenly felt like she wasn't hungry anymore. She set the plate to the side before looking over at him once more. "And I'm sorry you got roped into this against your will. I suppose I should be glad that it's not as long as you hoped. Wish that it might be shorter for you. You don't seem like the kind of leopard who takes a job in stride and shuts up. If I didn't know better about you Snow Leopards, I would say you could go home and I would go on my own way."<br/><br/>She then held over some money for the otter bartender. "I'm sorry I couldn't finish the delicious food you had made. I've seemed to have lost my appetite." She explained softly before looking back to Ivan. The muscles in her legs tightened as she moved off of the seat she had occupied for the past hour. She quickly downed the rest of her drink and set the cup down with a surprising grace. "If you need me, which you won't, I'll be outside enjoying the snow. Or the cold at least."<br/><br/>With that, she had grasped her jacket and made her way outside. Snow slowly started to drift down and drizzled down onto her fur. If there was one thing about winter she appreciated, it was the silence that followed after a night of snowing. The fresh, crisp first step when walking outside and gazing out at the glittering flakes. And now that she had a big, furred, grumpy butt, she doubted she'd get the silence she enjoyed. It usually brought a bout of depression with it as well, but she handled it as well as she could.<br/><br/>"Oh mom..." She sighed, her breath drifting as a soft mist, "What have you gotten me into now?"