After The Hunt

[Sheva]

Sheva was staring at the fire embarrassed, the hug had caught both of them off guard. She stared at the ground for a few seconds avoiding eye contact yet again, her cheeks now a bright pink. When Nate rubbed the back of his neck she mentally melted, but quickly she pushed the thought out of her mind. She needed to stop acting weird incase she made him anymore uncomfortable then he may already be.

She realized that this was the second time she had ever been in physical contact with Nate, the first being when they shook hands the day they met. She thought back to the hug, he had been so warm, as if the cold had completely ignored him. Stop! She mentally scolded herself as she returned to reality, it was obvious he was having second thoughts already but it was the thought that counted, well that's something humans said often. Sheva didn't quite understand how a thought could be worth more than an action but that wasn't important at the moment.

She smiled now playing with her hair again, pulling a strand and then pulling it behind her ear as she stared at the fire. "Don't worry, I don't plan on leaving just yet." she said with a smile. She couldn't really understand his reluctance to leave his mother since she had no memories of her own, but she imagined it was like leaving someone you were bonded to, in which case she could see why he was having second thoughts.

Slowly the young kelvic stood up wiping some of the snow off of her clothes, "Anyways we should be getting back soon. The fire is dying out and it's getting pretty late." she said as she put her bow over her shoulder. Once Nate had gathered his stuff she scooped up a handful of snow and threw it onto the dying fire which hissed at it's own demise. Picking up her kill from earlier which she had almost forgotten as she stared up at the moon, it was very bright tonight. She realized that Nate may not be able to see as well as her in the dark forest but it seemed to be light enough.

[Nate Frostfawn]

Nate had taken to watching the slowly shrinking fire again. He gland over at Sheva and smiled. "Well good." He hoped that she wasn't too disappointed at having to wait for him before they left the city, but Nate knew that he would regret it if they just walked out tomorrow. While he did act on whims, when it came to travelling he knew the importance of being sorted, of planning ahead. He had heard stories of people wandering out to see the world and just vanishing completely.

He looked round as the kelvic stood, watching as she collected her possessions. Nate mimicked her a moment later, slinging his bow over his shoulder and picking up the rabbit from where it lay next to him. He stamped on the remains of the hissing fire just to be sure it was out and then turned to Sheva.
"I'll follow you." He smiled. Cats could see in the dark right? It wasn't as if Nate couldn't see himself, but he was much more likely to wander off in the wrong direction than she was.

The pair trudged back to the city in companionable silence, the moonlight glinting off the snows at their feet. Neither of them knew exactly what their plans for the future were, but there was no doubt they were both excited about the prospect of travel.

[Valkyrie]

Thread Award Sheva : Experience 2 Glyphing 1 Reimancy 1 Detection 1 Weapon: Shortbow 1 Cooking 2 Hunting Lore Glyphing: Disorientation Trap Glyphing: Storing Djed in a Trap Syliras: One Big Castle Wanting to See the World Other N/A Notes: This was a nice thread and showed a lot of character development between the two of you. I would like a little more detail about using your bow if you would like more than one point next time. I’m just waiting for when you hunt as your true tiger self and go RAWR on everybody. Nate Frostfawn : Experience 1 Observation 1 Weapon: Shortbow 2 Hunting Lore What are Those Weird Pictures? Syliras: One Big Castle Other N/A Notes: This was a really nice thread and showed a lot of character development between you two. I liked how you lingered on the pull between Nate’s mother and his desire to see the world. I would like a little more detail about using your bow if you would like more than one point next time around. Since Nate didn’t technically do much there was much I could award him overall, but I still really enjoyed the thread. Please send me a PM if you have any questions or concerns.