Absolutely nothing she said was getting her anywhere with this man. Not only had he insisted on blindfolding her and not answering any of her questions - he insisted that he carry her. She had protested like mad, considering he had just had a bite taken out of him.. Of course, Ronin had a certain way with convincing her. Namely ignoring her protests and scooping her into his arms with only a scrap of cloth over her eyes to look at.
Her lover had quite craftily evaded her recently, even in the wake of his wound he just didn’t stop, and he was very good at dodging her questions with charming grins and infuriating replies. She told him the osprey was going to start biting at his ears if he didn’t tell her what in the world he was up to soon. Even now that they were on their way to just whatever it was the ex-captain had been working on, she still pestered him. All quite in vain.
Still, it was a welcomed distraction from the weight that kept getting heavier in her chest. There hadn’t been a single sign of her family. No whispers of the Hali’s, the family that had been through hell and back together. Together, always together. She had to believe they were safe somewhere. Now.. it was just her.
She had stopped her questioning, finally giving up as she rested her head against his shoulder with a frustrated huff. Not just her. She had Ronin. She had that glimmer of life growing within. She grinned when he finally set her down. ”Ronin..” And then the blindfold was off, and they were standing before a.. Rather large building - one of the larger ones in this area. The sea bird blinked and tilted her head, quirking a brow. She opened her mouth to speak, but he jumped right to an explanation and -
”Well I suppose it must be alright if you’ve already done it, isn’t it?” She pursed her lips and turned, narrowing her eyes at him. Hunting monsters. On purpose. ”You nearly left me for a venomous bite to the shoulder from a monster, and you’re going to look for more of them?”
Oh yes, Vanya hadn’t been happy about that. Her heart had stopped, it had fallen, and it had nearly exploded from her chest with that injury of his, when she listened to the accounts of the beast. The osprey turned to look back at the building he had apparently been spending all his time on, and she was silent for a long moment as she crossed her arms over her chest.
Finally, she turned away from the building and to Ronin, stepping up to him until she had to look up at him. Her hands tugged at the collar of his shirt, as if she had the ability to hold him in place, and she tilted her head at him with narrowed eyes and the barest hint of a smirk. ”Bounty hunter.. Alright then,” she said. ”You be stronger than the beasts. You be faster. Smarter. Better. You got that, Taliesin?”
Her lover had quite craftily evaded her recently, even in the wake of his wound he just didn’t stop, and he was very good at dodging her questions with charming grins and infuriating replies. She told him the osprey was going to start biting at his ears if he didn’t tell her what in the world he was up to soon. Even now that they were on their way to just whatever it was the ex-captain had been working on, she still pestered him. All quite in vain.
Still, it was a welcomed distraction from the weight that kept getting heavier in her chest. There hadn’t been a single sign of her family. No whispers of the Hali’s, the family that had been through hell and back together. Together, always together. She had to believe they were safe somewhere. Now.. it was just her.
She had stopped her questioning, finally giving up as she rested her head against his shoulder with a frustrated huff. Not just her. She had Ronin. She had that glimmer of life growing within. She grinned when he finally set her down. ”Ronin..” And then the blindfold was off, and they were standing before a.. Rather large building - one of the larger ones in this area. The sea bird blinked and tilted her head, quirking a brow. She opened her mouth to speak, but he jumped right to an explanation and -
”Well I suppose it must be alright if you’ve already done it, isn’t it?” She pursed her lips and turned, narrowing her eyes at him. Hunting monsters. On purpose. ”You nearly left me for a venomous bite to the shoulder from a monster, and you’re going to look for more of them?”
Oh yes, Vanya hadn’t been happy about that. Her heart had stopped, it had fallen, and it had nearly exploded from her chest with that injury of his, when she listened to the accounts of the beast. The osprey turned to look back at the building he had apparently been spending all his time on, and she was silent for a long moment as she crossed her arms over her chest.
Finally, she turned away from the building and to Ronin, stepping up to him until she had to look up at him. Her hands tugged at the collar of his shirt, as if she had the ability to hold him in place, and she tilted her head at him with narrowed eyes and the barest hint of a smirk. ”Bounty hunter.. Alright then,” she said. ”You be stronger than the beasts. You be faster. Smarter. Better. You got that, Taliesin?”
