Take me somewhere new

Steel had never really been taught to show emotion. Most of his early life had been spent in relative solitude. He'd been born into a pack that his parents had fled from, for fear of forcing Steel to know the life of a slave - and he'd quickly learned the life of a rogue wasn't all fun and games. Survival was a priority, at all costs; leisure time was scarce, if it existed at all. Though his parents had always been warm and loving, he'd never exactly had a chance to learn to express his emotions. His meager life had put such things on the backburner for awhile.

He started at Esarosa for a long moment, unblinking as he gauged her expression. He was about as clueless as to reading emotions as he was to displaying them. Luckily for him, she was not so cryptic. It seemed as though she often wore her emotions for all to see, like a prey animal might wear an injury; painfully obvious no matter how hard they might try to hide it. She was grateful to see him, and he shared that feeling, even if he didn't show it. I don't want to be alone anymore, she said quietly. His gaze, slightly softer now, averted as he considered. "Me neither." He'd never really wanted to be alone, even if Argead hadn't been the perfect place for him. Despite being more comfortable alone.. that didnt mean he preferred it.

At her suggestion to stick together, he would pause, letting his crimson gaze fall back on her. Steel was tires of caring for others, only to be abandoned by them; but the thought of not seeing Esarosa again made his heart clench uncomfortable in his chest. "Sure," he'd echo a soft answer, making an effort to not sound so... empty.

Luckily, any real talk of what they would do in the future was cast aside, and Esarosa's energy seemed to lift as they found a task for the moment. Find shelter. "I don't want to sleep in the rain," Steel agreed, glad to follow her lead as they searched for someone to temporarily escape the rain.