All That Glitters

"Ah..yes. I suppose that makes sense." Remi said with an equally polite, but awkward nod. He thought about offering his wrist to Sam to bite, but given that the thought of merely taking the man by the hand or shoulder to offer him comfort caused a wall of panic to arise in himself, he couldn't imagine what it would be to be bitten by another man. The thought was terrifying and in so small part thrilling, but even so, it was not something the alchemist was yet ready to face. Indeed, conversation was normally quite easy for the alchemist. As the subject wandered away from the subject of them, words seemed to flow quite naturally between the two. Having come from a society where trading and bartering had been the norm as well, the alchemist elaborated on some of the stranger things he'd been offered in the past (blushing awkwardly at the amount of times strange sexual favors and devices had been on the table). Halting before the tangle of the hedge, Remi bit the inside of his lip as he glanced towards Sam. He seemed to be mentally chewing on a thought quite hard, his jaw literally clenching as the idea rolled over and over in his mind. "Can you ... can you sense where it is we need to go?" He asked with a tentative breath, the words on his tongue. If he could ... then the smartest thing to do would be to fly. The squirrels and boggarts were ground-bound creatures. But of course, Remi knew exactly what was required in order for them to fly in and it filled him with a sort of cold dread that he could hardly stand. Even so, regardless of whether he had or hadn't loved Sam in the past, obviously he had been someone special. Could Remi really let them walk into danger so easily, even if he was willing to protect Sam with his life even now, when it could be so much easier? Яemi But now it's happily ever never. I guess now I know better