NIKI
"Oh?" Niki raises his eyebrows at that, before offering a polite smile towards her. "Well, it certainly does not show. You seem very capable, even for somebody lost in the woods." At assisting in lighting candles and in good conversation, at the very least. "Though I would not feel too bad about Ludo's part of the forest. People easily twice our age have been turned in circles out there."
There is no lanternlight just yet - difficult to see through the downpour anyway, most likely - but the track beneath their wheels is a familiar one now, at least to Niki, and it's a much smoother ride for its frequency of use. "Mm, the Greatwood has been kind to us today," he agrees, before glancing back to her in case she's not aware. "The woods move and change, you see. So what may take ten minutes one day might take two hours the next, depending on how the trees are feeling. They have taken pity on us today, it looks like."
They trundle beneath a canopy of said trees and, a few minutes later, now the bobbing glow of lanterns can be seen through the foliage, and their cart trundles to a more leisurely pace, indicating that they'll soon be coming to a stop. "I can point out a few places to stay and eat if you like," he says. "Or some places that may be looking for some work?"
There is no lanternlight just yet - difficult to see through the downpour anyway, most likely - but the track beneath their wheels is a familiar one now, at least to Niki, and it's a much smoother ride for its frequency of use. "Mm, the Greatwood has been kind to us today," he agrees, before glancing back to her in case she's not aware. "The woods move and change, you see. So what may take ten minutes one day might take two hours the next, depending on how the trees are feeling. They have taken pity on us today, it looks like."
They trundle beneath a canopy of said trees and, a few minutes later, now the bobbing glow of lanterns can be seen through the foliage, and their cart trundles to a more leisurely pace, indicating that they'll soon be coming to a stop. "I can point out a few places to stay and eat if you like," he says. "Or some places that may be looking for some work?"
my body's on the line now, I can't fight this time now
I can feel the light shine on my face
I can feel the light shine on my face
