A moment to discover

Arcus would smile warmly as she thanked him, and he'd dip his head to her gently in response. She would nuzzle against him which made him feel just a tad more awkward than he usually was before moving to keep walking. With a slight sigh he'd follow after her, stumbling just slightly when she asked what was wrong for him. But he remained silent, eyes suddenly turning towards the ground. There was a very strong yearning to tell her, to spill his own sadness and woes but...that also went against most of his basic instincts. He usually kept it all in, but that went entirely against the advice he had given her, didn't it? Anger festered and grew and discolored the world. He knew that, and yet he wanted to bottle it up. But she would understand, she would try and help. She was Shaye, after all...his little light. So with a sigh he'd part his jaws before he jumped slightly at her loud exclimation. Slate blue eyes would stare wide before he blinked and then chuckled. "Dandelion, huh?" He said with a laugh, moving towards her to see the flower.

The truth...a flower...to ease pain. He blinked slightly then, jaw clenching before he moved to walk again. His jaws would part, once, twice, to try and get it out before he finally took a deep breath. "I just found out...my parents are dead." He said quickly, wincing the moment the words left his lips. He didn't want to ruin this adventure, he didn't want to plague it with sadness, nor did he want her to treat him with the baby gloves he was sure would follow the proclimation. He just...wanted to feel a bit better. "Last night, my brother came home from his trip...and he found our parents dead..." He hummed then, shaking his head quickly to try and cover it up. "But that's not important Shaye!" He said quickly, his voice tight. "Come, lets go, we...are adventuring after all."

"Burn Baby Burn"