Funny Seeing You Here

*Gale* · 08-05-2015, 12:32 PM

Walk | Talk | Think

To Gale's untrained eye, it looked to her like Ixionn was taking part in some internal monologue that she could not hear, only able to watch as he seemed to think to himself as he looked her way. Even the growl he made as he moved from his standing position so close at her side to seat himself directly across from her did not appear to be directed her way, which she was grateful for. The last thing she wanted to do was make him frustrated with her, even if she could not help the scent that her body gave off. Apparently she had a lot to learn about her body's own way of communicating that went beyond what she could control, and would need to be more mindful of it in the future. Though as she now looked across at the ruby-eyed wolf rather than sidelong at him she almost missed the closeness, even knowing it was likely just a product of her condition.

She was finding him hard to read as he began expressing signals of comfort, watching in a curious sort of puzzlement as he stretched and smiled in a roguishly attractive sort of way. Maybe he was growing more accustomed the scent of her and its effect on him was lessening? That was probably a good thing; she had decided not to unnecessarily tempt him with it already, so this took away that temptation. And yet she still felt a little twinge of disappointment in realizing it, as if she had not quite given up her game completely. It did not stop her from smiling and chuckling again as Ixionn sat up and spoke of the visitors that she would be having here in Donostrea, though she did not believe him. Most of her interactions so far had been with family, not loners. But maybe if she did a little more exploration once it was safe Ixionn's words would be proven true?

With expectations of a longing for home already set in her mind, Gale was pleasantly surprised when Ixionn spoke praise of the south. She had always assumed that wolves tended to settle in areas that they preferred living in, places that they enjoyed as much as the wolves that they associated with there, but she was not getting that sort of attached feeling in what her friend was telling her. And of course his mention of her layered on even more flattery that caught her off guard, her smiling expression becoming just a little more awestruck with the revelation. "Such a charmer," she teased, trying not to appear fazed by the compliment though her tail betrayed her with a wag. Had she really made that much of an impact on him when they had first met? She liked to think she left a good impression on others, but, like the wind, Gale tended to be there one second and gone the next, always following a whim of her own. To know that someone who was not family thought so highly of her, and had more importantly made it a point to seek her out in her own home, was more than fascinating. It was strange and unfathomable.

She was still reeling a little from this news as her companion relaxed further and lowered himself to the ground, appearing much more at ease. For just a second Gale deliberated before she followed suit, shuffling a step back before easing herself down onto her stomach as well and crossing her lavender paws in front of her. What would her family think if they stumbled upon this unplanned, unchaperoned visit? She could practically hear her elder brothers chastising her for not following border conduct, but even worse knew they would have been worried sick to know their heat-prone sister was visiting rather comfortably with a male that she had only met once before. But Gale was on her home turf, and she knew better than to entirely put herself in a risky situation. After all, she had stopped herself from blatantly tempting Ixionn further, right? She just wished that voice in the back of her head that continued to suggest more tempting things would have listened and stopped.

He remembered about her exceedingly large family and was kind enough to ask about them, and since the lavender and grey wolf was sure most of the wolves out there had an idea her pack was there now she did not hesitate in answering with an easy smile. "The family's great," she answered, "Everyone's doing well, and we've even had to expand to fit a couple new additions. Which is good because at the rate everyone keeps bringing boyfriends and girlfriends home, we need the extra room," she half-joked, smiling mirthfully to lessen the seriousness of the statement. Maybe it was not quite so prevalent a problem as she made it out to be - there were only three significant others living with them currently - but the idea had been set. More could very well be incoming in the future. "Also means we get more food options than just ocean fish, so I'm happy. I'm a horrible fisher."

Gale

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