Fate Draws Us Together
Ikigai
Defender
06-30-2022, 08:20 PM
With his invitation to join him in the cozy den accepted, Deimos settled down across from her and got comfortable. Had it not been for the facts that they were in her pack’s territory, being watched over very closely by attentive akitas, and that she was already promised to someone else he would probably have been more forward in his advances, but for now he could focus on building her trust with him so that when the time if Manea decided to give her the choice between him and Poe he would become the more favorable option. For someone being put into an arranged marriage she seemed quite calm and indifferent about the situation, but he didn’t know how much of that was her honest feelings on the matter and how much of that was for show. Either way, he hoped that he would make himself more appealing than his cousin before it was all over.
He smiled as she asked about his travels and where he came from with the mention of how some of the family she had called for had come across seas. It made him wonder just how much of their family she had managed to accumulate or at the very least how much of it was left. Of course their father was gone, their mother exiled, their older sister gone, most of their other cousins and more distant relatives scattered to the wind… It did seem like some of them had managed to gather together though. “Indeed I have. Over oceans, rivers, canyons, deserts, mountains… I’ve seen it all. I’ve spent the last two and a half years traveling as far and wide as I could. But, I felt like it was high time for me to come and rejoin my family. It’s been far too long since I’ve seen them.”
Before he could question her in return or elaborate further, the albino dog that had been by the door before returned with a basket of food and he looked to it with surprise. “Ah, so that’s what you asked him to get,” he mentioned with a chuckle. He had heard her say something to the akita before, but it hadn’t been a language he was familiar with so what exactly she had said had been a mystery. He examined the offerings for a moment, glancing toward Ikigai as she insisted that he go ahead and eat. He dipped his head gratefully, always mindful of his manners, and picked out one of the pieces of cooked meats and the bottle of wine. He kept himself fed well enough, but it had been far too long since he had someone to share a meal with. He nudged the basket closer to her after he pulled out what he wanted. “If you’d care to join me,” he offered. Regardless, began to eat and drink, impressed with her skills as a hostess. He wasn’t usually one for entertaining, though he would admit to being far more personable than someone like Merrick.
“What do you enjoy doing?” he asked as he swallowed a bite of food, his aqua gaze lingering on her between glances at what he was eating. Large claws similar to those of a bear stabbed pieces of meat to bring them to his mouth, plucking the torn off pieces from the end of a claw. “Any interests? Hobbies? Skills?” She clearly wasn’t a fighter, much more of an intellectual or scholar if he was going to guess. But he should at least know what she was into so he would know where to steer their conversation towards and perhaps how to keep her content if he did manage to win her.
"Deimos Mendacium"
He smiled as she asked about his travels and where he came from with the mention of how some of the family she had called for had come across seas. It made him wonder just how much of their family she had managed to accumulate or at the very least how much of it was left. Of course their father was gone, their mother exiled, their older sister gone, most of their other cousins and more distant relatives scattered to the wind… It did seem like some of them had managed to gather together though. “Indeed I have. Over oceans, rivers, canyons, deserts, mountains… I’ve seen it all. I’ve spent the last two and a half years traveling as far and wide as I could. But, I felt like it was high time for me to come and rejoin my family. It’s been far too long since I’ve seen them.”
Before he could question her in return or elaborate further, the albino dog that had been by the door before returned with a basket of food and he looked to it with surprise. “Ah, so that’s what you asked him to get,” he mentioned with a chuckle. He had heard her say something to the akita before, but it hadn’t been a language he was familiar with so what exactly she had said had been a mystery. He examined the offerings for a moment, glancing toward Ikigai as she insisted that he go ahead and eat. He dipped his head gratefully, always mindful of his manners, and picked out one of the pieces of cooked meats and the bottle of wine. He kept himself fed well enough, but it had been far too long since he had someone to share a meal with. He nudged the basket closer to her after he pulled out what he wanted. “If you’d care to join me,” he offered. Regardless, began to eat and drink, impressed with her skills as a hostess. He wasn’t usually one for entertaining, though he would admit to being far more personable than someone like Merrick.
“What do you enjoy doing?” he asked as he swallowed a bite of food, his aqua gaze lingering on her between glances at what he was eating. Large claws similar to those of a bear stabbed pieces of meat to bring them to his mouth, plucking the torn off pieces from the end of a claw. “Any interests? Hobbies? Skills?” She clearly wasn’t a fighter, much more of an intellectual or scholar if he was going to guess. But he should at least know what she was into so he would know where to steer their conversation towards and perhaps how to keep her content if he did manage to win her.
