there was no where for me to stay, but I stayed anyway
"Yes." Ever answers immediately, his tone perfunctory. "He's my snow-brother and best friend." This too is said rather tonelessly, even though the aviator thinks the absolute world of Mateo. "He is." Everest agrees before a stormcloud seems to darken his blue eyes. What the botanist had said about Sohalia hadn't been complimentary. It hadn't not been, but if the cartographer was only expressing a desire, did the aviator have an obligation to clarify what had actually happened? Deciding that no, he didn't, he instead turns and offers Soh his hand. "I'm Everest Hart. A pleasure to meet you, Sohalia."
Much more at ease now that the conversation had turned to learning, the young man relaxes and all but turns into a sponge as he soaks up everything he's told. "Oh I see." He murmurs, holding up his pencil and closing one eye to fix it against one of the mountains in the distance before lowering it to his page. With a spark of understanding, Ever chuckles to himself and gives his head a little shake. "That's so clever. And I suppose you can use anything you have with you. You don't even need any special tools." Which in his mind, made it all the more novel.
"Where did you learn this?"
Much more at ease now that the conversation had turned to learning, the young man relaxes and all but turns into a sponge as he soaks up everything he's told. "Oh I see." He murmurs, holding up his pencil and closing one eye to fix it against one of the mountains in the distance before lowering it to his page. With a spark of understanding, Ever chuckles to himself and gives his head a little shake. "That's so clever. And I suppose you can use anything you have with you. You don't even need any special tools." Which in his mind, made it all the more novel.
"Where did you learn this?"
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