the evidence is on my body
but I never complain
but I never complain
“I was attempting to be witty.” He says with his sharp smile slanting slightly and apologetically. “I do not mind getting lost in the woods if that is what it takes.” He’d survived in woods just like these for long enough forever ago anyway. So he lets the flame settle in flicks of fire against the fire obsidian of his tined horns.
It occurs to him then that the gaunt man might also be cold, if he’s been out in the snow for as long as he has. And as a boon of his additional generosity, he swaps the cane to his free hand and sparks a ball of fire in his hand to radiate heat toward the young man as he begins to walk, ensuring his long strides politely keep pace with the shorter man’s.
The smile softens, though it is still there minimally, hiding away the sharp teeth for the moment. “Perhaps my being here will allow the woods to take pity.” Perhaps Niki would get this joke, now that he’d announced his last one had been as well.
It occurs to him then that the gaunt man might also be cold, if he’s been out in the snow for as long as he has. And as a boon of his additional generosity, he swaps the cane to his free hand and sparks a ball of fire in his hand to radiate heat toward the young man as he begins to walk, ensuring his long strides politely keep pace with the shorter man’s.
The smile softens, though it is still there minimally, hiding away the sharp teeth for the moment. “Perhaps my being here will allow the woods to take pity.” Perhaps Niki would get this joke, now that he’d announced his last one had been as well.
Astaroth
i wear it as a lesson, a curse, and a blessing
