Silvixen

"Hey," said the vixen sheepishly. She looked down at her old lover. "I know we haven't spoken in a while, so I thought I'd come by and see you again." She paused for a moment, and then cheerfully added "Oh, and I brought this for you!" She nosed a small plant forward into his view, sliding it along on the hardened dirt beneath her.  "It grows these cute little red flowers--It's so pretty, especially when you see them against the sky. When I saw it, I just had to bring it over to show you; You always have loved your plants! I hope you like it." She chattered away, seeming quite pleased with herself for having selected  such an appropriate gift. Her old mate said nothing. "I dug it out by the roots so I could plant it here for you. Now you can watch it grow."  She pawed at the earth until she had dug a shallow hole through the moulted pine needles and packed red dirt, then nipped the stalk of the little plant and dropped it in. "There." She stopped, and for