Rain, Rain, Go Away
02-02-2018, 09:21 PM
"You could really hurt someone's feelings with that tone," she shot back. Baffled by her brazen lip, Malleus simply eyed her in response. He wasn't used to being spoken to by mortals that way. In most of his interactions with them he demanded respect, but this woman had jumped into the encounter as bald-faced and fearless as if she were dealing with a peer, leaving him little time to make his superiority known. But, and this was what forced him into silence, she wasn't being aggressive or overtly disrespectful. Without real provocation he wasn't sure how to proceed. His eyes narrowed in response to her faux concern. Finally he decided on a course of action and he shook his head slowly and tsked disapprovingly at her. He'd have parted with a dry, equally disapproving retort but before he could form the first word she dashed out into the rain. He assumed she was gone, which was for the better, he decided. Now all he had to do was get rid of the snake... Damn. It wasn't meant to be. Just as quickly as she'd disappeared, the woman was back. This time, thankfully for her, she didn't shake her coat out. She had with her a beaver; the sight of which caused the titan's mouth to water. He'd been too busy with the plants as of late to bother with eating. While busy he just didn't seem to notice his hunger, but now, with the beaver so close, Malleus was aware of just how much time had passed since his last meal. His appetite was abated somewhat by the feeding of the snake. The way its mouth seemed to pop open and stretch thoroughly weirded him out. Once a hunk of meat was swallowed its progress could be tracked down to the snake's middle. Disgusting. It was like a green and beady-eyed intestine. "Yes," he answered her question proudly. "The Risen Empire, to the west of here." She kept looking at him and he noticed. While the motivation behind the looks was something he could only guess at, Malleus was reminded of the Abraxas' future and the duty to contribute to it that continued to weigh upon him. It was his turn to look at her. She was spirited and sure of herself; both of which were desirable qualities although he wasn't quite sure how he felt about her mouthiness. Still, he knew he shouldn't write her off immediately because of it. "I moonlight as a healer and this place has some plants whose medicinal properties I want to study." With no small amount of aggravation he glanced out into the rain. "Studying that may have to wait as I do believe what I dug up has been washed away." Dryly he queried, "And what brings you to these delightful parts?" |