He had been singing as he walked, making no attempt at silence - quite the opposite, he'd been hoping to attract a luxere - so the young man's startlement earned a raised brow and a slight frown. Slender and graceful as he was, the stranger appeared almost addled, his wits strayed - which might explain why he was outdoors without proper protection from the cold. Or it might mean another Outlander dropped in a snowbank.
Or it might be a trick of the forest, or of Ludo's making, meant to lure him into a false sense of security at its seeming-innocence.
"This place is Caido, and you're in the woods," the bard said, still wary - more so, with how animalistic the younger man's movements were. Another Attuned? "What is your name, friend? And do you need directions to the Settlement?" He drew himself up, tucking his hands into his grey-furred cloak as he watched the stranger with cool blue eyes, assessing what he saw and making no move to approach. The other man was far too tense and looked too ready to bolt for that. Rory would know what to do, most likely, so he took a deep breath and tried to calm himself, seeking the core of quiet strength that he sensed in his blond friend and attempting to emulate it.
Or it might be a trick of the forest, or of Ludo's making, meant to lure him into a false sense of security at its seeming-innocence.
"This place is Caido, and you're in the woods," the bard said, still wary - more so, with how animalistic the younger man's movements were. Another Attuned? "What is your name, friend? And do you need directions to the Settlement?" He drew himself up, tucking his hands into his grey-furred cloak as he watched the stranger with cool blue eyes, assessing what he saw and making no move to approach. The other man was far too tense and looked too ready to bolt for that. Rory would know what to do, most likely, so he took a deep breath and tried to calm himself, seeking the core of quiet strength that he sensed in his blond friend and attempting to emulate it.
