No better version I could pretend to be tonight
Usually, this is when Koa would explain that no, he's not a boxer, he's a soldier, but something stills his tongue. Raelyn doesn't know him, isn't from Stormbreak; maybe here, just for now, he can be something other than what he is. So, "That's right," he affirms, and it's not a lie, just an omission. He is a boxer, after all, well enough known in underground rings. Leaning back on the wall of the spring, he jerks his chin up in playful challenge. "Maybe sometime I can show you my moves."
Like that one. So smooth.
Koa laughs with her, also unimpressed by the idea of living in a snowy waste. But his eyebrows raise when she says where she is from, curiosity evident in the tilt of his head. "Really? I've only been a couple times, and only briefly. But it seems like a cool place to explore, if you have a good guide." He smiles wider at the implication, making no effort to hide the flirtation that flits so easily into his voice.
"Pip and I are from Stormbreak," Koa says, turning to look for signs of the dragon and frowning when she doesn't appear. "I should probably hunt her down before she gets lost," he adds, trying to sound amusedly exasperated instead of just concerned, toned body glistening as he begins to rise from the spring.
Like that one. So smooth.
Koa laughs with her, also unimpressed by the idea of living in a snowy waste. But his eyebrows raise when she says where she is from, curiosity evident in the tilt of his head. "Really? I've only been a couple times, and only briefly. But it seems like a cool place to explore, if you have a good guide." He smiles wider at the implication, making no effort to hide the flirtation that flits so easily into his voice.
"Pip and I are from Stormbreak," Koa says, turning to look for signs of the dragon and frowning when she doesn't appear. "I should probably hunt her down before she gets lost," he adds, trying to sound amusedly exasperated instead of just concerned, toned body glistening as he begins to rise from the spring.
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