Into the Sunset

Gareth caught a glimpse of the woman's unusual tongue as it flicked while she seemed to be considering him heavily, but eventually she did give him her name and agree to his offer of dinner so however uncertain she might be he still felt a bit victorious as she came to join him by the fire. He grinned happily, his tail wagging gently behind him. "Wonderful," he said in reply as he motioned for her to choose a spot by the fire and once she was settled he went back around to where the seasoned venison was just finishing up cooking. His pale gaze glanced back up to her when she commented on how wonderful it smelled and he gave her a thankful smile in response. "Thank you! I'm glad to hear it." Her expression was difficult to read, but it wasn't hard to tell that whatever was weighing on her was heavy on her shoulders. He looked back down at his work while he started trying to think of ways to help her relax, turning each piece over another time just to make sure he liked the look of it before he started pulling them off of the stone they were cooking on. He passed half over to there and kept half for himself. "Enjoy!"

He settled down near her with a comfortable distance between them as they began to eat, having to give the meat a moment to cool a bit before he could really dig in. He glanced at her curiously as he began to pick at his meal, both looking for her reaction to his cooking and just seeing what else he could notice about her. She had a very regal air about her with how she carried herself and as he studied her a bit more he noticed her other unique traits like the quills that intermingled with her fur on her back and the smooth shape of her paws revealed the hidden claws they carried. She was certainly unlike any other fae he had come across, but she was incredibly beautiful as well. Her scent was intermingled with scents of a pack so it was obvious that she wasn't a roaming loner like himself and his brother, but he of course had no way of knowing her status or importance in said pack.

"Any particular reason you're out wandering on your own tonight?" he asked with a smile in-between bites of his dinner, his pale pink gaze friendly and warm. "It seems like you have a lot on your mind... Does that have anything to do with it?" He certainly wouldn't press her if it was something she didn't want to talk about, but he was always a listening ear, even for someone he just met. He was of the opinion that sometimes those were the best ears to listen since there was no prior bias or emotion to get in the way of giving good opinions and thoughts in return.

"Gareth Sterling Rhydderch"