You Remind Me

It hadn't been long since he had met Kiliaen, about a week maybe more maybe less. He wasn't really counting the days but she had been on his mind since their meeting. He supposed he didn't meet many others in general to draw his attention away from the near stranger, but he also had that natural want to be with her or with a woman. It was desire to soothe his soul, and desire in more intimate ways. But he tried his best to make good impressions even in this next encounter he had planned and hoped she'd still be around the falls.

He brought the raft in travel from The Hallows to the falls, but bringing her out on the ocean was not his plan today. He had to keep pulling her in after all. The strange autumn that surrounded the arrival of eerie statues was definitely odd and a little unsettling, but nothing really seemed to be destructive. It was definitely a shell shock as he came from the cold ocean and into a warmer shore.

He pulled the raft up onto the shores and grabbed a filled bag that he usually kept on board and then he made his way more inland. His thoughts paused for just a moment in his steps, because he had never expected to follow out here to meet someone a second time. It was easier to have one night with someone and move on, but his life was changing as the days went on. So after the terrain changed from beaches into the forests of the falls he fully stopped and let out a careful and yet confident call for Kiliaen. Everything about him looked strong, like he had no doubt she would be here and come to him. But honestly in the back of his mind there was that small fear of rejection. Something maybe everyone had.

"Balthier"