Maeve
He might not be inclined to agree, but Maeve feels it in her gut. He'll find one that suits him and then he'll have something to watch his back too. Even though Aidon isn't very big yet, Maeve has a feeling that he'll grow into a fine protector in time. Then things like what happened a few days ago will hopefully become a rare occurrence.
The threat, empty or not, makes her belly swoop and her pulse pick up in anticipation. A heat spreads across her skin and it has nothing to do with the heat in the air, but entirely to do with the way he looks at her from over his shoulder, growling out his words. Maeve feels the flush spread across her cheeks as she meets his gaze innocently, arching a dark brow, "Or what? Going to punish me?" She baits, unsure if it's entirely wise, but not really caring either way. Especially not after he tugs his shirt off, exposing his well muscled back and arms, giving her plenty to look at as he works on getting the tent sorted out. "I think you'll find I'm incredibly prepared." Maeve drawls, settling further against the tree after she shrugs off her own jacket, leaving her in a loose tank top instead.
Maeve purses her lips in consideration, "I might be able to get some from the berries even if they don't make the trip. Probably won't be able to pull anything from the jams. That's alright, though. I think I found some good mushrooms that I can grow. They aren't poisonous or hallucinogenic from what I can tell." She shrugs, not minding one way or another. There is a nice little garden growing in his kitchen and her own garden at the Halenani has come back easily for her. It probably helps that she can call bees in to pollinate at any point too. Maeve has her own little hive now and soon she'll be able to harvest her first jars of honey.
A coy smirk curls on her lips and she shrugs her shoulders noncommittally, "You'll just have to wait and see. I'm sure you'll like it, though." Maeve purrs, tossing him a wink as her fingers trail absentmindedly over Aidon's back, the dragon already dozing beside her now that he has a moment to rest. "She's doing alright. Getting ready to go on a quest with Ronin in the Sea of Glass. Something about a hidden treasure?"" She offers him a small smile, "She misses you. She was sad that you hadn't written her." It's not meant to make him feel guilty, but Maeve hopes it gives him a little push to actually reach out to the younger girl.
"Well, I headed out into the Woodland outside the ruins to do some scavenging myself. I wanted to see if I could find anything I could potentially grow or use in my craft." Maeve starts, recalling the events of that afternoon, how it so quickly went south. "I was walking through and I heard something behind me. I wasn't sure what it was, but I panicked and ran, afraid it might be a predator I couldn't fight of myself." Of course it had only been Seren, but it had been enough to spook her at the time. "I ran through this clearing in the treeline and there was a giant tumbleweed. Huge. It could have easily swallowed me. I fell when and that's when I messed up my ankle. I noticed something struggling in a bramble that the tumbleweed was heading for and then Seren showed up."
A pause for her to take another sip of water, watching him closely as he forms the fire pit, "Umbra set the thing on fire and I worked on getting Aidon free from the thorns. That's how I fucked up my hands. We got away, but it was close for a moment."
The threat, empty or not, makes her belly swoop and her pulse pick up in anticipation. A heat spreads across her skin and it has nothing to do with the heat in the air, but entirely to do with the way he looks at her from over his shoulder, growling out his words. Maeve feels the flush spread across her cheeks as she meets his gaze innocently, arching a dark brow, "Or what? Going to punish me?" She baits, unsure if it's entirely wise, but not really caring either way. Especially not after he tugs his shirt off, exposing his well muscled back and arms, giving her plenty to look at as he works on getting the tent sorted out. "I think you'll find I'm incredibly prepared." Maeve drawls, settling further against the tree after she shrugs off her own jacket, leaving her in a loose tank top instead.
Maeve purses her lips in consideration, "I might be able to get some from the berries even if they don't make the trip. Probably won't be able to pull anything from the jams. That's alright, though. I think I found some good mushrooms that I can grow. They aren't poisonous or hallucinogenic from what I can tell." She shrugs, not minding one way or another. There is a nice little garden growing in his kitchen and her own garden at the Halenani has come back easily for her. It probably helps that she can call bees in to pollinate at any point too. Maeve has her own little hive now and soon she'll be able to harvest her first jars of honey.
A coy smirk curls on her lips and she shrugs her shoulders noncommittally, "You'll just have to wait and see. I'm sure you'll like it, though." Maeve purrs, tossing him a wink as her fingers trail absentmindedly over Aidon's back, the dragon already dozing beside her now that he has a moment to rest. "She's doing alright. Getting ready to go on a quest with Ronin in the Sea of Glass. Something about a hidden treasure?"" She offers him a small smile, "She misses you. She was sad that you hadn't written her." It's not meant to make him feel guilty, but Maeve hopes it gives him a little push to actually reach out to the younger girl.
"Well, I headed out into the Woodland outside the ruins to do some scavenging myself. I wanted to see if I could find anything I could potentially grow or use in my craft." Maeve starts, recalling the events of that afternoon, how it so quickly went south. "I was walking through and I heard something behind me. I wasn't sure what it was, but I panicked and ran, afraid it might be a predator I couldn't fight of myself." Of course it had only been Seren, but it had been enough to spook her at the time. "I ran through this clearing in the treeline and there was a giant tumbleweed. Huge. It could have easily swallowed me. I fell when and that's when I messed up my ankle. I noticed something struggling in a bramble that the tumbleweed was heading for and then Seren showed up."
A pause for her to take another sip of water, watching him closely as he forms the fire pit, "Umbra set the thing on fire and I worked on getting Aidon free from the thorns. That's how I fucked up my hands. We got away, but it was close for a moment."
But I don't like a gold rush, gold rush
I don't like slow motion double vision in rose blush
I don't like slow motion double vision in rose blush
