Sneak Away

*Vaishya* · 08-17-2014, 09:13 AM

Walk | Talk | Think

He seemed pretty adamant with his chosen pet name for her, using it even now that she had refused to offer him her given name. The sound of it was still awkward and strange coming from him when she was so much more accustomed to it being spoken gently and sweetly from her mother's lips, but somehow he still managed to adopt a similar quietness. Whether it was sincere and honest she could not yet decipher, and for the moment it was of no real consequence. Her guard was still up, her mind still actively assessing each little word, each little gesture, the male made, and under precautionary terms she hoped her mother would approve of she continued to play the role of a mystery.

For a change, Aurelio's answer sounded just as cryptic as her own, answering her question in such a way that made her wonder at its meaning a second before she fully understood. He had no home. Like her and her family, he was packless, free to wander, free to dictate his own life, free without consequences. "That's a hard life," Vaishya responded, knowing from experience herself the challenges that came with living as a rogue. There was no safety in such a life, no stability on which you could count. You were completely at the mercy of the wilds, and all you could do was hope your smarts were enough to get you through each day. "Packs are safer." She had heard her mother say it countless times before and even recently involving her new endeavor to find them a new home. Having adjusted to life as a rogue, Vaishya thought she agreed.

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