MAEA
There was a muffled grumble, words half unsaid that could mean anything; gratitude, offense that she should need to be 'got', embarrassment at the things he may or might not be implying with his choice of words... perhaps all of it. For a while, Maea neither said anything else or made any indication that she might want to move, too busy just... getting her breath back in order. Granted, having Sunjata this close was really not helping with that.
Eventually though, she did force her head back to look up at him. The weariness was in her eyes, along with a little chagrin that she had not been able to get the win despite her clear advantage. But it all faded as she noticed the horns, surprise making the shifting colors in her gaze deepen into something akin to blue. Freeing one arm, she reached up to touch one of the ebony arches, curious fingers wanting to explore the base where they burst out of the flesh.
"Since when..? Does it hurt at all?" She nearly forgot that she was tired, all her loreseeker curiosity kindling at the sight. She wasn't accustomed to partial shifts, and this was decidedly not taken from the fish he'd been earlier, or the cat she'd seen a moment ago.
Eventually though, she did force her head back to look up at him. The weariness was in her eyes, along with a little chagrin that she had not been able to get the win despite her clear advantage. But it all faded as she noticed the horns, surprise making the shifting colors in her gaze deepen into something akin to blue. Freeing one arm, she reached up to touch one of the ebony arches, curious fingers wanting to explore the base where they burst out of the flesh.
"Since when..? Does it hurt at all?" She nearly forgot that she was tired, all her loreseeker curiosity kindling at the sight. She wasn't accustomed to partial shifts, and this was decidedly not taken from the fish he'd been earlier, or the cat she'd seen a moment ago.
