Are
Are was about to interject, but held his tongue, knowing full well how unpopular some of his beliefs had been thus far. Instead he just nodded and returned the smile. Sitting back down and breathing a sigh of relief, he let the questions sink in for a moment. Making his own mind up had always been a great challenge, always a myriad of little threads, worries and doubts darting around what really mattered.
"Not more than a few days, I can barely remember..." he answered, the closest thing to the truth he could muster at the moment. Time seemed just different enough that the sun never stood where he expected it. Worrying at first, but now more irritating than anything. Threw off all the planning he so loved to do to take his mind of whatever menial task had to be done. "It feels as if I was home only a moment ago, but also like it's a lifetime away." Are said more to himself than to Vai, just putting the feeling in words made it easier to push to the side for the moment. Focus on the task at hand, providing what he could with what he had.
...And not burning the bread.
"Bacraut." he muttered as he removed the sooty morsels from their place next to the fire.
"Rabbit. Woods seem close enough to those near Aros, so if I'm right and lucky I won't be going hungry or idle for the next few days."
"Not more than a few days, I can barely remember..." he answered, the closest thing to the truth he could muster at the moment. Time seemed just different enough that the sun never stood where he expected it. Worrying at first, but now more irritating than anything. Threw off all the planning he so loved to do to take his mind of whatever menial task had to be done. "It feels as if I was home only a moment ago, but also like it's a lifetime away." Are said more to himself than to Vai, just putting the feeling in words made it easier to push to the side for the moment. Focus on the task at hand, providing what he could with what he had.
...And not burning the bread.
"Bacraut." he muttered as he removed the sooty morsels from their place next to the fire.
"Rabbit. Woods seem close enough to those near Aros, so if I'm right and lucky I won't be going hungry or idle for the next few days."
