at the ready [Gale]

[Gale]

Gale run away with me-- lost souls and reverie running wild and running free Jesla meets his gaze squarely, and Gale finds himself doing the same. Her eyes are pale and green, and remind him – quite suddenly – of Divest. He had not thought of the green and silver mare in such a long time, and now her face flashes before his eyes. Just as he’d last seen her, before her farewells. The image of her fades as Jesla steps forward, her muzzle brushing against his in a way that Eyas had informed him is too intimate for a diplomatic meeting. But Gale is comfortable with physical touch, and he is elated to find that Eyas had been mistaken. When she speaks again, there is a warmth in her tone that he hadn’t heard before, and Jesla remains quite near, each of her words a warm exhale against Gale’s wind-chilled cheeks. She sounds a bit more formal now, and it seems that Eyas had been right about that much – some things do require a certain amount of decorum. She speaks of the attack on the Isle, and Gale nearly asks avout it, but is distracted by the quick way she steps back. Accstomed to the warmth, and amused by both the similarities and largest difference in his home and this place, Gale steps forward with a soft laugh. Though he had missed the dart of Pothos’ arrow, he finds Jesla both charming and easy on the eyes. There is something almost like excitement rising in his chest. Like excitement, but different somehow. Better, in some ways, he thinks. The emotion had been a warm glow in his chest, sparking when she cuts the space between them again, and then rising like a flame at the unexpected request to escort her off the island. This is most definitely not the diplomatic mission he had planned on when he had flown north this morning. It is definitely more exciting though, and Gale’s adventurous heart finds it impossible to resist. “It would be my pleasure.” He replies, winking conspiratorially. “The Isle sounds a lot like Islandres in terms of government,” he says with a wry smile, “Except without the struggling, and with a lot more sunshine and starfruits. Maybe you’d like to see it?” @[Jesla]