11-17-2020, 12:23 AM
NOTHING BESIDE REMAINS — For a while, solitude was nice, and Aurum enjoyed his lone position among the waves. However, he supposed that it was inevitable for it not to last for long, gaze moving upwards as Tide-Fall sank into the water as well. The lion had barely noticed the other when she was merely sleeping in the sand, her form unmoving and his mind far too focused on the waves ahead of him. When she initially waddled into the waters with him, he found himself tensing up, one eyed gaze staring towards her with worry. Not because he was worried about her doing anything to him, but because he didn't know how her swimming skills were. He didn't want to turn away, only to find out that the dinosaur had just been copying him, and was rapidly sinking down into the depths. When she began to swim in slow circles, however, he found himself relaxing, a slow sigh falling free from his jaws as soon as he saw that she was alright. Unfortunately, it wasn't long before an uneasy look crossed her face, and he found himself questioning, "Tide-Fall? Are you alright? You haven't gotten some kind of cramp, have you...?" He didn't really think her expression was because of something physical, but he didn't want to pry. If she wanted to tell him of her own volition, then he would let her work up to that.
Before he could hear her answer, however, pawsteps into the sand caused him to look towards shore, frowning when he saw Elsweyr rapidly pacing back and forth. She seemed to be pointedly avoiding the waves, instead moving right along where the edge of the water met the sand. He didn't understand the urgency of her movements, wondering if perhaps something had happened back at the bunker. They hadn't come up with any further plans for some kind of attack, so what was the cheetah all up in arms about? He wasn't left to his pondering for long, as Elsweyr's words reached him, and he found a soft chuckle leaving him. Not understanding the other's aversion to water, Aurum just shook his head, speaking in a rumble, "I'm alright, Elsweyr. I came out here so that the water could help with my aching muscles, and it's doing a pretty great job of that right now. I'll come back in when I start feeling cold again... I don't suppose that you'd like to join us?" He tilted his head to one side then, wondering if perhaps the other didn't know how to swim. It seemed so odd to Aurum, seeing as the angel had been taught back in the Pride how to swim from a very young age. Perhaps Elsweyr's old tribe just simply hadn't prioritized it in the same way. It was completely possible that they hadn't had as much water to swim in. — OF THE MAN WHO WAS BORN AND DIED A KING.
Before he could hear her answer, however, pawsteps into the sand caused him to look towards shore, frowning when he saw Elsweyr rapidly pacing back and forth. She seemed to be pointedly avoiding the waves, instead moving right along where the edge of the water met the sand. He didn't understand the urgency of her movements, wondering if perhaps something had happened back at the bunker. They hadn't come up with any further plans for some kind of attack, so what was the cheetah all up in arms about? He wasn't left to his pondering for long, as Elsweyr's words reached him, and he found a soft chuckle leaving him. Not understanding the other's aversion to water, Aurum just shook his head, speaking in a rumble, "I'm alright, Elsweyr. I came out here so that the water could help with my aching muscles, and it's doing a pretty great job of that right now. I'll come back in when I start feeling cold again... I don't suppose that you'd like to join us?" He tilted his head to one side then, wondering if perhaps the other didn't know how to swim. It seemed so odd to Aurum, seeing as the angel had been taught back in the Pride how to swim from a very young age. Perhaps Elsweyr's old tribe just simply hadn't prioritized it in the same way. It was completely possible that they hadn't had as much water to swim in. — OF THE MAN WHO WAS BORN AND DIED A KING.
— Reggan