Marcus
someone wise told me once
to keep my chin held high
to keep my chin held high
Marcus didn't go on even though his joke was missed. Maybe Nova was playing at something, too, for in his mind and for nearly everyone he'd met his entire life, he was clearly identifiable as an Olson. Regardless, the young hybrid handed over the snacks and started to prepare tea. He waved to his father and agreed to tell Deimos if he didn't return, a rhythm he no longer had to think about.
Even though she didn't quite ask for it, he poured the tea and set a mug within her reach, then slid the bowl of honeyed nuts closer as well. Something in him settled at the way she made herself at home, sliding up on the counter. She was easy to be around. Around them the lodge felt lived-in, with wood and smoke, the distant murmur of hunters moving through the halls, and out the front door to follow the echo of his father’s presence. Marcus didn't pay mich attention to the way the spear glittered in the cabinet, too used to it being there.
Her words about making “fun stuff” piqued his interest, and he hesitated about taking his first sip of tea. "What kind of fun stuff?" He knew that she had crafting magic because of her work on the shrine for Safrin, but he didn't know the extent of it.
Even though she didn't quite ask for it, he poured the tea and set a mug within her reach, then slid the bowl of honeyed nuts closer as well. Something in him settled at the way she made herself at home, sliding up on the counter. She was easy to be around. Around them the lodge felt lived-in, with wood and smoke, the distant murmur of hunters moving through the halls, and out the front door to follow the echo of his father’s presence. Marcus didn't pay mich attention to the way the spear glittered in the cabinet, too used to it being there.
Her words about making “fun stuff” piqued his interest, and he hesitated about taking his first sip of tea. "What kind of fun stuff?" He knew that she had crafting magic because of her work on the shrine for Safrin, but he didn't know the extent of it.
and be brave
