listen when there's no sound

kalt The question isn’t who will let me; but rather, who’s going to stop me    As they settled down together, Kalt put four books to the side and focused on the one he pulled off the top of the pile. Flipping carefully through the old pages, his eyes scanned over the words rapidly, committing each one to memory to pull from later on. His method of reading was aggravating to most, as he could read an entire novel in literally less than ten minutes. Likely how he got through medical school so quickly. Unlike Ashe though, he rarely got lost in stories. His analytical mind didn’t allow for that, but he wondered what it would be like to be so enraptured in a book for hours or days on end.    A half smile broached his lips when Ashe opened the shared memories they had of their learning back in Northwind. His eyes flicked up to hers, and he raised a brow. “Doubtful. In size, maybe, but not in grandeur.” He has started to doubt that there was anything in this world that could match their former home in the incredible displays, but after the barrier came down and they were met with lush, thick forest, his doubts were put on hold. At least for now. Who knew what was to come? A certain level of skepticism was healthy.    He released a soft sigh through his nose and brought his eyes to their surroundings. He had been within those walls quite a few times, he hadn’t found too much to be in any kind of uproar over - good or bad - so nothing was really worth mentioning. Well, other than that little trip into the book where he had been blessed with a rather...voluptuous...female form. The thought brought a smirk to his face, and he decided to pay Jigano a visit sometime soon.    He shifted his position, sitting on the back of the chair with his boots on the seat, an easy feat with perfect balance, and he thumbed through a few more pages. “What’d you think would happen just by charging out there and demanding something of the god of fucking death?” He didn’t look up at her then, just scanning more words into his mind and looking for something even slightly helpful.