Can't Get You Outta My Mind

Balthier had brought back a kill for the morning from the lush prey from the hidden forests in the middle of the Delta. It may have been difficult to traverse for others, but with the raft it was certainly easier, just a little bumpy on the current. Being away from the pack was nice for a number of reasons. He felt like he could get a breath of air from his responsibilities, but also he wasn't as anxious about the time he spent with Azzurra. They were always behind closed doors, he was certain that their other siblings weren't far from the idea that Balthier had cared for her more. It was more than that though. And while they hadn't really had anyone to tell them no, that it was wrong, Balthier still felt uneasy about the affections he found with his sister. As he felt more man than he was boy, for a long time he had because of the cards life had drawn for him, instinctively he was craving more but he didn't really know what that was. It wasn't like he had someone around to teach him these things.

Setting the kill outside the den they had for the last few nights, he entered closing a door behind him to keep out the odd fireflies and other creatures that had plagued the rest of Boreas. He wondered if things would be starting to go back to normal but maybe it was just all the traveling they were doing. He quickly put the winter changes behind him.

He looked along the frame of his sister as he walked in, stepping over her smaller body, pulling her into him from under her rib cage as he laid down even if she seemed busy doing something. His nose pushed gently to nuzzle in between her cheek and her ear as he went to relax from the day. She must have noticed the difference in him from the days they were in Abaven to days they spent together now. Maybe it was a little sense of vacation, or maybe she knew about his conflicting feelings about holding her this way.

"Balthier"