Are
Her way of speaking, the manners and the whole way she seemed on edge rubbed off on the warrior-cobbler. Not backing away, just not closing the distance beyond a good armsreach and a half. Just enough to not seem standoffish while still allowing reaction to action, not that he was one to assume the worst. It was just that ever present niggling doubt gnawing at the edge of his sanity telling him 'better safe than sorry'.
A deep breath, relaxing muscles tensing up at the awkward exchange of stumbling pleasantries and slight misunderstandings putting the situation on thinner ice than was necessary. The cobbler-warrior breathed a sigh of relief and a small chuckle at her musings and little saying. Something that his father could and probably had said, a whole world away and life ago. Still the same cobbler though, just with a bit more ambition.
"Oh I'm still working on the killing part!" Are said with mirth with his own quipping note on the state of his professions splitting his attention. "Although I'd hesitate to call Caido civilized, but it's at least making an attempt at it. Few seem to share what passed for courtesy back in Midgård though, I don't even know your profession, Melinoë! You seem the book learned kind though, digging around here among moths and mold!"
A deep breath, relaxing muscles tensing up at the awkward exchange of stumbling pleasantries and slight misunderstandings putting the situation on thinner ice than was necessary. The cobbler-warrior breathed a sigh of relief and a small chuckle at her musings and little saying. Something that his father could and probably had said, a whole world away and life ago. Still the same cobbler though, just with a bit more ambition.
"Oh I'm still working on the killing part!" Are said with mirth with his own quipping note on the state of his professions splitting his attention. "Although I'd hesitate to call Caido civilized, but it's at least making an attempt at it. Few seem to share what passed for courtesy back in Midgård though, I don't even know your profession, Melinoë! You seem the book learned kind though, digging around here among moths and mold!"
