Something In The Way

Reila couldn't help that bit of... importance as Chimera instructed his dog to tell Aliana he'd be later than expected. She would have never saw herself as greater than her or any one of Chimera's queens. She knew it had to be between Siren and Aliana that seemed to have an issue with their time together. And seeing that Aliana was who had Chimera most nights she could only assume. To herself, she was better than to make a scene and honestly she didn't want to. Her and Chimera didn't have a relationship beyond their hunting trips and subtle time together. Not that she didn't want more.

As Chimera joined her, her body curled in to face him though he wasn't close enough to be touching her. She thought nothing of it. She pulled the bottle of wine over before taking another swig and placing it in front of her but in his reach if he wanted some. She wouldn't ask or force him to, it was just there if he wanted. If anything a silent offer.

"I've wanted to thank you Chimera." She spoke a little seriously but still with a gentle grin. Her eyes softly back and forth between the bottle and the fire. "You could have given me a different fate that day I washed up on the beach, but you've given me a taste of a life I could never imagine." And she couldn't. Her sitting her by the fire, a bottle of wine, under a fur, beside a man who she actually wanted to catch the attention of. It was still unbelievable to her. Like maybe she was dead, because the dream was lasting too long. The reality of freedom was probably not something the king hadn't experienced before, with Dalila and with Aliana. But Reila at least liked to think that seeing her in this glow would be just as special. She could only hope and believe.

"I'm so used to needing to be alone." She confessed, which was evident in the way she secluded herself from the rest of the pack. On the ship, she couldn't make friends. Not at the will of the masters, but because you couldn't know who you were facing in the ring. And punishment for refusing was by far worse than fighting for your life. It was a sick and wicked cycle, and it seemed a mindset that she would struggle to get out of. "I miss your company when I'm out hunting alone." She confessed again, but more so she realized as Chimera had stepped back for a moment in the eve of Aliana's concern. Her gaze moved along with her paw that stretched out in attempt to lay down on his, and she finally let her eyes reach up to his face. Having clarity that Chimera enjoyed their time together, even if just hunting, let her come this far now to want to hold his paw and look into his eyes.

"Reila"