[open] an adventure

[Aedan]

i have loved the stars too fondly

The concept of spying. The young boy knows nothing of politics, let alone why anyone would need to spy. He understands it only as a child does, in the way they spy on their parents to make sure they aren’t looking. That is a skill he is particularly good at, constantly sneaking away and off on new adventures. Not that his parents were overbearing – they weren’t – but still he was a boy and wont to misbehave as much as he could without overstepping too far.

He’s less experienced with girls than he is with slipping away from his parents watchful gazes though. Maybe that’s part of his lack of excitement when she first arrives, something akin more to terror than disappointment. What does one do with a girl? A pretty girl at that, with kind bright eyes and a welcoming demeanor. He feels a little out of his depth, but at least she likes the idea of exploring as much as he does.

Vita is quick to agree to show him around, and he finds himself settling in as best as a foolish boy ever can around a girl. But then…well then she takes off and he finds himself staring dumbfounded at her as she takes off. He is made of the sky, but it is not his to explore. Quickly though she stops, landing again with embarrassment all over her face and he manages not to laugh. Not at her, but rather at the fact they were both simply awkward and incapable of such an interaction.

Well, at least it wasn’t just him.

She leads him off on hoof now, chattering away, able to fill space where he is not, a thing he is thankful for. “Tephra,” he says, looking around at the territory that was so very different. “It’s not so very green there.” Lilianna had added greenery, but it was nothing like this. And besides, he wasn’t sure how long any of that could actually last without her around now.

to be fearful of the night

aedan

@[Vita]