Maea
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved
In their defense, Attuned had the benefit of telepathy to cut the awkwardness of animal sounds and vague body language, and unfortunately it wasn't a skill ske possessed. Call it a mildly chaotic streak though - she was Ancient after all - but she found his confusion over the situation rather amusing. The way he determined her to be more than a wild creature yet questioned her ability to do normal people things contradicted itself enough that she leveled a long look at him.
Casually chewing on a strip of lichen, the white-coated feirw tripped right up to the edge and dipped first one, then a second front leg into the water. Hovering supported by her hind legs only for a second, the eventual leap into the pool was neither careful nor graceful - and it sent a spray of rippling water towards the youth. Was it on purpose? Who knew - either way, when the doe began swimming across the pool towards the other end, she did look quite smug. Like she took pleasure in proving him wrong.
Casually chewing on a strip of lichen, the white-coated feirw tripped right up to the edge and dipped first one, then a second front leg into the water. Hovering supported by her hind legs only for a second, the eventual leap into the pool was neither careful nor graceful - and it sent a spray of rippling water towards the youth. Was it on purpose? Who knew - either way, when the doe began swimming across the pool towards the other end, she did look quite smug. Like she took pleasure in proving him wrong.
In secret, between the shadow and the soul
