But if it had to perish twice
Iho
09-06-2021, 11:35 PM
Iho almost laughed out loud again—almost—but refrained from doing so just so he didn't hurt his little liege's feelings. The mind of a child was so creative and vivid, it was hard not to be amazed by the things she thought of! The suggestion of pirate dolphins was radical and wild, but he loved the dots she was attempting to connect in a bit of humor. If she just wanted to go swimming with dolphins, he would have made it happen for her, with or without the crazy story. "Hmm, you make a good point. We might have to go wrangle a dolphin for interrogation, see if it has a hook on its flipper too." He didn't laugh, but he did snicker, the smile seeming like it would never leave his face when she was hanging around him.
Kit asked if any of his tai chi stretches would help make her short legs grow faster. He turned a smirk towards her and looked the little princess over. "Well, I dunno about that, but it's worth a shot, right?" he suggested, then gave her a softer look and held her sapphire gaze. "Besides, you're beautiful the way you are, Kit. A breathtaking princess of a mighty empire." He knew how much her lack of height bothered her. It was one of the many topics they'd discussed during his downtime healing. He slowed down his practiced motions to allow Kit to follow and mimic him if she wished, stretching out leg and paw, then repeating with his other appendages, bending his body down in arcs and bows to stretch his back, shoulders, and hips.
Kit's visceral reaction to his revelation that he'd met her father got the most hilarious outburst from the little princess. Iho snorted and laughed when he saw the reaction she had, giving her an easy smile to hopefully try and calm her down. "Yeah, I saw him down on the southern continent when I was exploring. He and I fought a grizzly bear." He paused, reeling his story back in a bit. "Weeeeeell okay, it was more he was fighting the bear and I helped. I definitely see where you got your stunning fur from though." He gave the girl a teasing wink, then got a little more serious at her second question, but maintained his calmness throughout her freakout. "No, he doesn't know. I don't think he suspects either. He seemed pretty keen on not focusing too much on me. So don't worry your pretty little head off, Princess, your subject is still safe for now."
"Kumiho"
Kit asked if any of his tai chi stretches would help make her short legs grow faster. He turned a smirk towards her and looked the little princess over. "Well, I dunno about that, but it's worth a shot, right?" he suggested, then gave her a softer look and held her sapphire gaze. "Besides, you're beautiful the way you are, Kit. A breathtaking princess of a mighty empire." He knew how much her lack of height bothered her. It was one of the many topics they'd discussed during his downtime healing. He slowed down his practiced motions to allow Kit to follow and mimic him if she wished, stretching out leg and paw, then repeating with his other appendages, bending his body down in arcs and bows to stretch his back, shoulders, and hips.
Kit's visceral reaction to his revelation that he'd met her father got the most hilarious outburst from the little princess. Iho snorted and laughed when he saw the reaction she had, giving her an easy smile to hopefully try and calm her down. "Yeah, I saw him down on the southern continent when I was exploring. He and I fought a grizzly bear." He paused, reeling his story back in a bit. "Weeeeeell okay, it was more he was fighting the bear and I helped. I definitely see where you got your stunning fur from though." He gave the girl a teasing wink, then got a little more serious at her second question, but maintained his calmness throughout her freakout. "No, he doesn't know. I don't think he suspects either. He seemed pretty keen on not focusing too much on me. So don't worry your pretty little head off, Princess, your subject is still safe for now."
