12-19-2019, 06:04 PM
He snorted at the certain way she disagreed with him, so very sure she was right. And he knew it was not impossible that he would never be bothered again in these woods. That didn't mean he couldn't be flippant about it though.
"I just did, so that's enough arguing from you." He grinned. He was not typically so vocal, had long ago discovered that others were less likely to give him trouble if he remained agreeable. With Lilli though, he was finding the courage to speak his mind a bit more freely.
The moment of tense anger faded, thankfully. Then they were laughing over the directional challenges the territory presented. The thick carpet of dry needles rustled softly underfoot as he felt the warmth of her fade from his nose. She was moving off, and he listened to figure out which way she was going. "I trust you." He said, stepping cautiously after the scent of her.
His movements were slow, painfully so. The trail was not a particularly straight one, and the uneven earth was treacherous beneath him. The boulder was avoided well enough, but the feathery leaves of the fern caught against his forelock when he didn't duck low enough to evade them. His attention was split between keeping himself upright and following the tale Lilli was currently telling.
He'd never had to meddle with politics much. As a nomad, they served him only as far as he needed to know where he could and couldn't go. Now he was in a territory seemingly under dispute. This was a place like most others to the midnight stallion. He didn't feel particularly attached to it, not anymore than any other land he had overwintered in any other year.
Lilli though seemed quite attached to the place, seemed to feel the conflict surrounding them as a personal threat. Taiga was lucky to have such a loyal member in its ranks. He shook his head, unsure what he could contribute to the conversation. "I guess things are always more complicated, the more you care about them." He suggested, hoping it wasn't a completely inane thing to say.
Then just like before, the subject is turned back into himself. That she had shared as much as she had seemed enough for her. He would let it go. For now, he could speak of the place that had given him life. "Oh yeah, same as my sisters. I'm just the only one that didn't stay." He paused a moment to navigate a washboarded section of the trail. His head bobbed uncertainly until the rough ground was behind him.
"As far as I know, yes. But- Damn!" He stumbled on a small stone and recovered quickly. "I mean. Sorry, I don't really know. I haven't lived there in years. And I didn't really get much of a history lesson while living there. We mostly kept to ourselves." He grimaced, putting more of his focus into where he was putting his feet. It was a bit more multitasking than he was used to.
@[lilliana]
"I just did, so that's enough arguing from you." He grinned. He was not typically so vocal, had long ago discovered that others were less likely to give him trouble if he remained agreeable. With Lilli though, he was finding the courage to speak his mind a bit more freely.
The moment of tense anger faded, thankfully. Then they were laughing over the directional challenges the territory presented. The thick carpet of dry needles rustled softly underfoot as he felt the warmth of her fade from his nose. She was moving off, and he listened to figure out which way she was going. "I trust you." He said, stepping cautiously after the scent of her.
His movements were slow, painfully so. The trail was not a particularly straight one, and the uneven earth was treacherous beneath him. The boulder was avoided well enough, but the feathery leaves of the fern caught against his forelock when he didn't duck low enough to evade them. His attention was split between keeping himself upright and following the tale Lilli was currently telling.
He'd never had to meddle with politics much. As a nomad, they served him only as far as he needed to know where he could and couldn't go. Now he was in a territory seemingly under dispute. This was a place like most others to the midnight stallion. He didn't feel particularly attached to it, not anymore than any other land he had overwintered in any other year.
Lilli though seemed quite attached to the place, seemed to feel the conflict surrounding them as a personal threat. Taiga was lucky to have such a loyal member in its ranks. He shook his head, unsure what he could contribute to the conversation. "I guess things are always more complicated, the more you care about them." He suggested, hoping it wasn't a completely inane thing to say.
Then just like before, the subject is turned back into himself. That she had shared as much as she had seemed enough for her. He would let it go. For now, he could speak of the place that had given him life. "Oh yeah, same as my sisters. I'm just the only one that didn't stay." He paused a moment to navigate a washboarded section of the trail. His head bobbed uncertainly until the rough ground was behind him.
"As far as I know, yes. But- Damn!" He stumbled on a small stone and recovered quickly. "I mean. Sorry, I don't really know. I haven't lived there in years. And I didn't really get much of a history lesson while living there. We mostly kept to ourselves." He grimaced, putting more of his focus into where he was putting his feet. It was a bit more multitasking than he was used to.
@[lilliana]