Facing my choices

"Eska"

The days had been flying by quickly. Eska had been doing her part for The Hallows. Running patrols, hunting, keeping the Aegis from running himself ragged. She and Ulric had spent a lovely night together on the plains. Nothing too intense, but she'd let her interest in him be known and he'd done the same with her. They were both adults and so there was no need for games. If something substantial bloomed between them, so be it. If it didn't, then she would be content being friends. Well... she'd make herself be content. Eska didn't want to admit it just yet, but she was terribly smitten with the giant, speckled man.

After a long and dusty day of running the boundaries, the brindled woman had bathed in a nearby stream, using a bit of hyacinth scented soap that she'd been given by one of the castle ladies. Her coat was still damp when she came upstairs to her room, but it was clean. Eska pushed open the double windows and sprawled out upon the wide windowsill. A gentle breeze ruffled her drying coat and, as night took hold, she began to doze off a bit.

A knock at the door brought her golden eyes open once more and she looked over her shoulder as Ulric's voice called out for her. "Yes," she cleared her throat. "Yes, I'm here." Curling her body, Eska dropped from the windowsill and moved towards the door, pushing it open to look at the man she'd just been thinking of.