Is it too much to ask for a roleplay that won't die?

Alex gently placed his hand on Firiko.
"Firiko, it's time to wake up."

Rolling his eyes, Alex lightly shook Firiko.
"Time to get up!" He repeated.

"Come on; the food's heated up, and we need to get moving if we're gonna reach the mountain!" Alex chuckled, stepping away to tidy up the camp.

Alex looked over at Firiko.
"I see your up, sleepy head. Here." Alex poured a bowl of the leftovers and set it by Firiko.

"Don't you know I've done stupider things?" Alex laughed at himself.

"Fine, fine. Next time I'll let you wake me up," Alex rolled his eyes. He got himself some of the food and ate quietly.

Alex glanced down at Firiko, stunned for a moment. Then, he smiled and continued eating.

Alex quietly finished his food. Then, not wanting to disturb Firiko, he set his bowl down, picked up his book, and started reading again. Of course, he had moved on to another tale.
"The queen looked down at her daughter, filled with disgust. She tossed the child into the moat, where it joined the others the queen had born."

(He's an 80's kid. Every kid's movie and story was dark af back then)
Alex glanced at Firiko. His feathers felt so soft.
"Of course, this child was different; it was the child of the fae king. As the child sunk under the water, struggling for air, the people of the water rose around her, breathing into her lungs."

(Oml, I laughed when I read that and my teacher gave me the look.)
"A-And so, the g-girl gre-ew up…" Alex had finally realized what was going on; Firiko was snuggled up to him. He blushed a light pink.

Alex finally put his hand down, resting it on Firiko. He made sure not to wake him, though.

(This is adorable. Time to ruin it)

Alex smiled again, returning to his book. The trees softly rustled around the camp, but Alex thought it was just an early morning wind.
Unfortunately, this was not the case.

Alex, buried in his book, slowly started to run his fingers through Firiko's fur, unconsciously. That's when the first arrow struck the tree behind them with a loud thunk!

Alex's head wiped around to where the arrow had come from. A large, burly man stepped out of the tree line. He had a crossbow aimed at Firiko.
"Move and I put an arrow through your wolf's head."

Alex froze, not wanting to get Firiko hurt.
"What do you want?" He asked, a slight tremor in his voice. The man smirked.
"You know exactly what we want; the powers of the artifact." Alex's brow furrowed.
"I don't have it," he said. The man stepped forward and put his finger on the trigger.
"You see, I don't believe you. Either you hand it over or I kill you and your pet and find it myself."