He didn't know how to answer her beaming smile; he just ducked his head and rubbed sheepishly at the back of his neck, hiding his grin in the shadows resulting from his nod of agreement. The beauty of Torchline was something he was used to these days, and he barely noticed the wonders of the illuminated night that had once stolen his breath away the way it now did with Cat's. He only raised his head again when the topic turned safely back to his fellow Halovian and his lips quirked up into a lopsided wry grin.
"Nah, you're right, there. An' th' parts th'Void's claimed are way too big all on their own, even if they're wild areas. Sure, th'Feverlands an' th'Oerwoud aren't that big compared t'Halo or th'Hollowed Grounds but... they're big enough. An' th'Greatwood is more'n big," he admitted, the sparkle that Alys's name had brought into his eyes fading back towards grim solemnity. He tried to shake it off, though, trying not to get sidetracked back into Void shit while Cat was answering his question.
"Huh..." He looked over at her with new appreciation in his eyes, assuming that she had stood up to her father and left after winning an argument. "So I guess you're not goin' back t'Halo for awhile?"
"Nah, you're right, there. An' th' parts th'Void's claimed are way too big all on their own, even if they're wild areas. Sure, th'Feverlands an' th'Oerwoud aren't that big compared t'Halo or th'Hollowed Grounds but... they're big enough. An' th'Greatwood is more'n big," he admitted, the sparkle that Alys's name had brought into his eyes fading back towards grim solemnity. He tried to shake it off, though, trying not to get sidetracked back into Void shit while Cat was answering his question.
"Huh..." He looked over at her with new appreciation in his eyes, assuming that she had stood up to her father and left after winning an argument. "So I guess you're not goin' back t'Halo for awhile?"
