09-09-2018, 05:08 PM
Stillwater
He quirked a brow just faintly at the woman's amusement with his color situation. She's cute.
And naturally he noticed how Djinni edged away from him, standing too close to her. Yet not close enough, really. His hunter eyes followed the movement, studied her deliberately from hoof to face, making a slow survey of her body language with a ghost of a smile. The language, not just the body. His gaze met hers and held there as she continued speaking to the woman, speaking of their home, of his former prison, his beautiful captor Queen.
He'd been such a good pet, then.
Raging in silence, maybe. But he at least only killed that old king when she was away.
His lips spread in a smile when she said "we ruled", like they had been a real couple, and he couldn't help but wonder if she ever thought back to how they began. Back in Nerine where a panther queen with her hoard of rough women chose to trust him despite him being male. Oh how they used to hate males. Djinni hadn't seemed too pleased about it, and he had offered her a favor to smooth their rocky start. A dangerous thing for him. It ended up a far higher price to pay than he'd expected.
But that was all history now.
He didn't react to Djinni correcting him about Sylva. Nor to the woman's obvious adverse reaction to forests, save for an interested glance at her distress. He would love to earn her trust and break that, see her overcome such a useless fear. Keep her safe until she did. Maybe teach her a new fear later on. Maybe. Maybe not. But this was Djinni's person now, so he remained quiet. As silent and stoic as he had when attending political visits with the panther queen, keeping her safe from the pathetic rot in Pangea.
And then they were done speaking, and he was growing increasingly bored. So with a long breath, and a dip of his head to Djinni, he excused himself. I'll be out of your way. She would find him later. If she wanted. Or needed to teach him another lesson. He looked forward to it.
Then a small nod to the woman as well, Pleasure to meet you, Agnieszka. He straightened and paused, considering.. Then smiled warmly. Should you ever find yourself in need, or just want a little company... a brief smiling glance at Djinni then back again, I'm typically found near fresh water. It feels like home to me, he added with a soft, smooth chuckle and little casual shrug.
Then turned to walk away.
And naturally he noticed how Djinni edged away from him, standing too close to her. Yet not close enough, really. His hunter eyes followed the movement, studied her deliberately from hoof to face, making a slow survey of her body language with a ghost of a smile. The language, not just the body. His gaze met hers and held there as she continued speaking to the woman, speaking of their home, of his former prison, his beautiful captor Queen.
He'd been such a good pet, then.
Raging in silence, maybe. But he at least only killed that old king when she was away.
His lips spread in a smile when she said "we ruled", like they had been a real couple, and he couldn't help but wonder if she ever thought back to how they began. Back in Nerine where a panther queen with her hoard of rough women chose to trust him despite him being male. Oh how they used to hate males. Djinni hadn't seemed too pleased about it, and he had offered her a favor to smooth their rocky start. A dangerous thing for him. It ended up a far higher price to pay than he'd expected.
But that was all history now.
He didn't react to Djinni correcting him about Sylva. Nor to the woman's obvious adverse reaction to forests, save for an interested glance at her distress. He would love to earn her trust and break that, see her overcome such a useless fear. Keep her safe until she did. Maybe teach her a new fear later on. Maybe. Maybe not. But this was Djinni's person now, so he remained quiet. As silent and stoic as he had when attending political visits with the panther queen, keeping her safe from the pathetic rot in Pangea.
And then they were done speaking, and he was growing increasingly bored. So with a long breath, and a dip of his head to Djinni, he excused himself. I'll be out of your way. She would find him later. If she wanted. Or needed to teach him another lesson. He looked forward to it.
Then a small nod to the woman as well, Pleasure to meet you, Agnieszka. He straightened and paused, considering.. Then smiled warmly. Should you ever find yourself in need, or just want a little company... a brief smiling glance at Djinni then back again, I'm typically found near fresh water. It feels like home to me, he added with a soft, smooth chuckle and little casual shrug.
Then turned to walk away.