Romeo take me somewhere I can be alone

He couldn't really tell why but the brute still felt a bit nervous. He had gotten over the fact that Irin was from Glaciem; to him that didn't matter at all now. He knew she wouldn't attack him and that she was quite cultured herself as she had told him he seemed to be. Ryker could thank his parents for that; or perhaps himself for listening. When the angel finally came to reply to how he had explained the reason for lifting his neck she seemed a bit shocked. He could only watch as her cool blue eyes widened before words fell from her lips like bees swarming around a hive. One by one by one they all came out fast. She said she would have never gone for his throat and how it could kill him along with a few other statements. Only after those were all let out did she seem to calm down. What came next actually surprised Ryker; she said it was brave of him. Him? Brave? Ryker Tsarev and the word brave usually didn't go into the same sentence. Maybe he had been underestimating himself now. Well he knew he wasn't a sickly pup anymore. And here he was out here with a Glaciem. Was it even allowed for him to be here with Irin? the male didn't want to think about it. He didn't want to have a reason to stop talking to the fair dame. How could he ever know, he didn't even know. With that settled his white lined ears perked up to hear more words fall from Irin's lips. Almost soft-spoken words. Words that meant a lot to the young man. She said she trusted him. a wag of the tail showed his appreciation in those few words. Heck, Ryker would even trust this dame with his life.

With a nod Ryker accepted them; he didn't have to say his trust, he had shown it before. Soon enough he also heard a rumble come from the fae's stomach. He let out a chuckle with her as she laughed before watching her go pick out a fish for herself from the pile. Walking over to his own half-eaten fish Ryker nibbled on it some more. It had only taken a few more bites until the bones and leftover scraps remained of his own fish. Aqua blue eyes with a green flint in each looked towards the river. Padding over towards the water he leaned down to get a cool drink of water as his toes sunk into the sand. After he was done and that one last drip of water rolled off of his chin he took a step back. Looking down seeing the imprints his paws had made in the sand the brute curiously looked at them.

After a moment of that he looked back towards Irin and smiled once more. His tail wagged as his eyes seemed to light up. This was quite enjoyable. Walking closer to the water's edge the male went to dip a paw into the water. Looking up and giving one more glance towards the angel he could only smile before it changed into a surprised look as the sand gave out beneath him and he slid into the water with a splash. Only being taken underwater for a few seconds the chill of the water hit Ryker fast.His eyes opened beneath the surface as he held his breath. Looking around did the wolf see a few fish dart away. Holding his breath while looking around him in awe at the underwater world Ryker thought he should probably go up for air. After all; he didn't want Irin to worry due to the moment or two he had spent underwater since he had fallen in. Coming up with his head breaking the surface for air he could only laugh. Laughing at his small fall the young man looked around him as he paddled his paws to keep his head above water. This was different; a bit fun. Remembering the floods in Valhalla when he was a pup this was nothing like that. This was a small calm river while the floods swept along everything and everyone. He had almost lost his siblings that day, even his own life. He himself had made it to the bank he remembered; but he remembered laying on the muddy ground just breathing as he heard his father go after Ryker and Resnera. How scary and far back that seemed. Shaking those thoughts away Ryker looked back up to set his gaze on Irin.

Finally having the chill of the water set into his body his teeth started to chatter. Swimming towards the edge or land the male pulled himself out of the water before shaking out his dripping wet fur. He sat on a dark dry rock as he curled himself up to try to keep warm.

"I-it's q-q-quite refreshing." he said as his teeth chattered in a sarcastic tone.

Smiling at the dame he shivered some more as he watched the water drip off of him that had started to darken the once dry rock. This sort of reminded him of when first grew sick. It was his fault anyway; being out in the cold winter all by himself when he was told to stay in the den. But no, he wasn't sick now. Just cold was he as he tried to warm himself up. The Autumn air didn't seem to help him warm up. Ryker guessed he would have to wait until he dried a bit before going anywhere else.