Running in the Halls
Briar
03-22-2021, 05:18 PM
Warm amber eyes followed Briar's movements while she came to take her place in the seat beside him, surveying the empty hall with fascination. That was the look he had hoped to elicit from the stuck up Fatalis girl; he had wanted to impress her with their new home since she had made no effort hiding her supposed superiority to him and his family the last time they'd met. A small smirk crossed the young man's face while he let her revel in the grandeur of the castle, making a note how happy she seemed to be to get out of the cold into the warmth of the castle. It was a funny thing for him to consider that something he took for granted—like warm halls and rooms—were a shocking luxury to her.
Briar met his gaze with intrigued turquoise eyes that made his smirk turn into a more genuine smile, her question catching him off guard despite the fact that he probably should have seen that coming. Of course Briar would be looking for more information about him, no doubt to have some information to tease or annoy him with, but he wasn't about to pass up a golden opportunity to take pride in his family's name now. "I do," he replied with a proud grin. "It's Carpathius. It's my mother Resin's family name. She says it's the name of the mountains she grew up on. It means 'strong' or 'rugged'." Artorias was very happy with his given name, and nothing Briar nor anyone else could say would take that away from him.
He turned his eyes bashfully away from Briar when he realized he hadn't looked away from her gaze yet, glancing over to the door that led out to the corridors to the rest of the castle. "Uh, would you like to continue the rest of the tour...?" he asked.
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