Childish Fears

With the day wearing thin and the fire started as they settled in for the night, Duchess would finally make her way to find her place beside him. Affections were easy for her no matter the circumstance for the day. Maybe it was too easy for him but she'd never seek to change. Not unless he had said something to her. It was hidden under the surface how desperate she was for him and maybe seen in her quiet actions if he was paying close enough attention. But maybe he didn't need to either. He could have had everything he wanted from her plus whatever he wanted from the outside. She liked to believe she was more than that though.

Laying up beside him, her paws reached forward to gently wrap around one of his larger legs while she leaned into him. She had noticed the almost subtle change in him since they had been here but she had already known his distaste for the furthest eastern lands. Not that she'd know the reasons behind it but she could assume it was all related. "How are you feeling?" She asked quietly, directed to the change in him without calling it out completely. A harmless everyday question she supposed. She probably wouldn't prod him any about it had he brushed it off as seemed normal for deeper emotions for him.

"Duchess"