in these wild, wild woods

He laughs and Vai finds herself chuckling through the rain as well, drawing back enough to cup his cheeks in her hands and look him over properly. "You sound like the boy I met in the woods in Northaven," she remarks, not at all sounding upset about that. "And he was absolutely sweet enough to melt in the rain, so lets head in and put on some tea. It's chilly out this morning." Which might explain the plume of fire that has Vai furrowing her brows, but she leaves it there right now. "I will let him as well," she decides. "I trust they'll follow us before they end up too waterlogged?" Grinning, she slips an arm around Remi to usher him towards the cottage, leaving her basket of herbs abandoned. "It is better than Torchline," she agrees quietly, smiling up at the canopy of leaves. "I feel I never should have left, some days." vervain well i'll rest my eyes and i'll let the earth breathe