The Nothing's Thought

"Talk" Walk

He took a deep breath as he took a step to go beyond the borders for yet another day to just get away. But a familiar voice halted him mid-step. He turned to see Yurei a short distance away, but she wasn't looking at him. He understood though. She had always been sort of meek and shy, had a hard time approaching others and he was certain that his actions had made her a lot more fearful of him. If she hadn't been fearful of him before, he had no doubt that she was terrified of him now. "Oh, hey Yurei..." He glanced back towards the lands beyond the borders but decided to see what she wanted first if anything. Turning towards her, he tried his best to make himself appear less...intimidating, but after what he'd done, he doubted that was possible. "Is there something you need?" He asked quietly, crimson gaze darting from her face to the ground as he was having trouble deciding whether he should try to maintain eye contact or not...