Misty mountain majesty
Caelia
08-14-2020, 10:19 AM
The peel of laughter he earned from the teasing comment he made at the expense of Cairo made him grin. He could tell she was a bit more serious and stoic than he typically was so it felt like a victory to have such a genuine laugh from her. He picked up on the change in the slight change in her tone toward the end of her statement, but he didn't think too much about it. He didn't have any siblings to know what that dynamic was like - the closest he had was his cousins that he grew up around. He knew that wasn't really the same sort of connection so he couldn't relate very well in that regard. The only thing he could understand was the fact that his friend's work ethic was vastly stronger than most others he had come across. It never really bothered him, but it was definitely something he had noticed about Cairo with all the time they had spent together. Once she agreed to join him on his walk, he smiled and began to walk back toward the plains at an easy, casual pace, falling into step along side her. It seemed to ease his nerves a bit to at least be in motion and be doing something that kept his mind off of how he was standing and holding himself. Now he could just stroll and let the path they were taking occupy a bit of his attention. He glanced down at her when she asked how he had come to live in Valhalla and he continued to let his gaze drift from her to the ground in front of them and back again as he spoke. After catching himself with his awkward start to their conversation he didn't want to ruin it again by tripping and falling. "The short answer is that my mother brought me here," he replied as he began to figure out how he could summarize what led them to this point. "My mother is Baine - she's Regulus' sister. She and my Aunt Zuriel left Boreas for a couple of years with a couple of my cousins after something happened with Zuriel's mate. That's where I was born. After Aunt Zuriel and my father both passed away my mother wanted to reconnect with her family here and make sure I had a real home before she passed. She's been sick for a long time." He didn't enjoy thinking about the potential that his mother could pass away sooner rather than later, but it was a thought that he had grown comfortable with. It wasn't a sudden thing, it was something that they were steadily approaching as her health continued to decline. A small, slightly sad smile lingered on his muzzle as he gave a small shrug. "I'm glad she brought me here whatever the reason is. I'd rather be here than alone with the band of wolves we had been living with. They were nice and took care of us, but it's not quite the same as being in a pack like this." |
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