eyes can't shine unless there's something burning bright behind
The tension that pricked along her fingers dissipated as she laid her eyes upon the man. Falling through a thicket of vines in the jungle, wearing torn pants and a thin button-up, and {more importantly} offering an awkward smile weren't exactly the ingredients for an assailant... Certainly not a skilled one, at least.
So Aurelia shrugged her hands away from her knives (because yes, there were multiple, as always) and relaxed her stance. Although she remained alert, evident in the way she glanced around for a split second before settling her gaze on the stranger as he spoke.
She pulled back the hood that cast a shadow over her face, revealing a slightly amused expression. "Sorry," she rumbled, stepping forward to offer him a hand up, her own hand covered in a skin-tight leather gauntlet, "I was tracking. Thought you might've been a wild animal. Can never be too careful, eh?"
Whether or not he accepted her help, once he was on his feet (unless he really preferred to stay on his knees), she unstrapped a small canteen from her belt. She extended it out to him, not sure how long he'd been out in the jungles without something to drink. "Water?" For how observant she was attempting to be, she had not noticed his Ascended teeth yet, probably due to the fact that her mind was in a few different places at once.
"What are you doing out here? I hope you don't mind me saying this, but, you don't exactly look like an explorer." Her eyes followed the line of his shirt down to the holes in his pants, arching a curious brow as she looked back up at his face. For a moment, she assumed he was lost and that she might have to lead him back to the safety of civilization. She wasn't opposed, exactly, but that did sound a bit disappointing - considering she was on the trail of something.
So Aurelia shrugged her hands away from her knives (because yes, there were multiple, as always) and relaxed her stance. Although she remained alert, evident in the way she glanced around for a split second before settling her gaze on the stranger as he spoke.
She pulled back the hood that cast a shadow over her face, revealing a slightly amused expression. "Sorry," she rumbled, stepping forward to offer him a hand up, her own hand covered in a skin-tight leather gauntlet, "I was tracking. Thought you might've been a wild animal. Can never be too careful, eh?"
Whether or not he accepted her help, once he was on his feet (unless he really preferred to stay on his knees), she unstrapped a small canteen from her belt. She extended it out to him, not sure how long he'd been out in the jungles without something to drink. "Water?" For how observant she was attempting to be, she had not noticed his Ascended teeth yet, probably due to the fact that her mind was in a few different places at once.
"What are you doing out here? I hope you don't mind me saying this, but, you don't exactly look like an explorer." Her eyes followed the line of his shirt down to the holes in his pants, arching a curious brow as she looked back up at his face. For a moment, she assumed he was lost and that she might have to lead him back to the safety of civilization. She wasn't opposed, exactly, but that did sound a bit disappointing - considering she was on the trail of something.
Aurelia
