Turrin listened to her complain about her people. However, he didn't understand why she was such denial about her comeliness. However, he laughed slightly when aggressively accepted his compliment and said with a boyish grin,
“Now you're stuck in a cave with me...” The Endal raised an eyebrow at the arrange marriage comment. He wasn't quite sure what they were since the term marriage was used loosely in both his father's and mother's culture. The Endal looked at Drusilla and said with a smirk,
“I heard the term marriage from foreigners in Lhavit, but I don't quite understand why a woman would want to be tied to a man for the rest of her life. Wouldn't it get boring and irritating at the same time when you have to wake up next to him every day? Maybe I just a product of my two cultures, but it seems kind of restrictive for both parties. I understand love because my parents were in love, but they didn't need ceremony to symbolize their love and commitment towards each other. They were just together.” He might have sounded like a ignorant boob at the moment, but he never really had a serious relationship with another woman. Maybe his focus was always in other areas of his life like hunting, swordsmanship, and trying to prove himself a worthy warrior of Myri.
Turrin smiled to himself when Drusilla sounded excited about her birthday celebration. He always noticed that she seemed kind of mopy around this time of year. When she made the commitment about living in a quite corner of his home. Turrin shook his head and said with a smile,
“You could always take my sister's or my mother's old room. I wouldn't mind having the company. It tends to get lonely in such a big place with just me and Aponivi.” In truth, he avoided it because he swears the spirits of his mother and sister still haunt his home. He would never admit, but it was something that always was on the back of his mind. Turrin was surprised at her request to dance with her, but he said with a smile,
“Of course I will dance with you, Dru. It is your day isn't it, and if it wasn't your day, I would have asked you to dance regardless.” He laid a hand on her shoulder and said with a smile,
“Come on, Aponivi is waiting for us.”Turrin led her through the inner warrens to he Endal aeries. The Endal watched as the lower caste made a wide birth around him and her to not draw attention from the large Endal. As he walked down the inner warrens, he ignored the passerbyes till they started to gawk at her. He knew Symenestra were rare in Wind Reach since the city tended not to let them in, but the way the two women looked at her and him made even him uncomfortable. What did they find so funny? As he walked by them, he shot a glare at the two of them, and they quickly made their way down the warren. When they made it his aeries, he opened the door for her and said with a smile,
“Follow me. Aponivi just down the hall.” Leading her down the hallway, he opened the door to see the massive eagle was already saddled and ready to go. Aponivi turned his great white head and contacted both of them,
~You look lovely today, Drusilla. Are you excited to fly today?~ Turrin brought her back to the saddle bag and laid Drusilla's bag into the larger bag. He noticed his talon sword was safety tucked into the saddle bag too. He was taking her into the wilderness, so he wanted to be prepared for anything especially if Drusilla was with him.
oocSorry I haven't given my aeries much thought yet.