01-07-2021, 07:50 PM
[div style="margin: auto; max-width: 475px; padding: 5%; min-height: 20px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 9pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 17px;"]The sun breaking through long since established cloud over, gloom aside swept beneath the warmth of such brilliant illumination. Infectious the manner the contours of his mouth drew back, easy the injection of mirth or mischief, yet here was only joy, though taunt the mirror that grew tight lipped across his own features. Heavy the words once bypassing those exposed teeth, confirmation giving way to a lighter tone, ever perplexing the shift that came upon so suddenly. At the least inclined to better spirits for the moment was New, enjoyed as forth did Salvia lean, distance between closing so he may gently nudge his shoulder.
"I'm gonna hold you to that," light the faux mirth in his murmur, laughter tacked on that felt a bit more genuine, further caught against his tongue, ground into the roof of his mouth. Swallowed for the moment with intrusion of new voice, the resident haunt grown a familiar presence, though such did not make her more easily digestible. Odd still her condition, centred his attention upon her as interlocked roof titles acted as solitary resting place, widened eyes blinking in manner rather akin to an owl.
Strangled the noise that crept up through his throat, drawn from clenched teeth exposed between the severe curl of a grimace now painted across his lips. Too late the realisation settled, her smooth, and supposedly practiced, descent incapable of causing any bodily harm. Vision diverted, settled once more upon New as the next remark fell from incorporeal lips. Again expanded their tally, more reasonable the response spoken in dialect that soothed the quickened beat of his heart, small but of genuine quality the smile he offered towards Elsweyr. Her addressal was not for him, thus held his tongue as conversation continued.
Denied further time, the fine strands of simple conversation ground to dust. A matter of time all it had been, awaited arrival expected even as other duties drew him away from the perimeter edging the town where they converged, too soon by far still.
Mouth opening, words laying there against the tip of tongue as Aurum spoke to New, confusion stealing them. Expected a scolding, remark to close such ambition as to escape the confinements unjustly placed around the withheld child, his gaze flicking back and forth between father and brother. Jovial the words offered, a response that garnered similar from New, light the breath that seeped through his teeth. "Who said anything about if." Once more grin adorned, the surety of comment reflected in honey hued depths. For all that had conspired to act as roadblock on had New continued, pushed back with a conviction that seemed incapable of wavering.
"Aunt…" Softer this next, fallen his smile as regarded the person in question. Each day seemed to bring into the light another tied into their family, this connection an unknown, though it was more honorific than true relation. "How many more are there?!"
"I'm gonna hold you to that," light the faux mirth in his murmur, laughter tacked on that felt a bit more genuine, further caught against his tongue, ground into the roof of his mouth. Swallowed for the moment with intrusion of new voice, the resident haunt grown a familiar presence, though such did not make her more easily digestible. Odd still her condition, centred his attention upon her as interlocked roof titles acted as solitary resting place, widened eyes blinking in manner rather akin to an owl.
Strangled the noise that crept up through his throat, drawn from clenched teeth exposed between the severe curl of a grimace now painted across his lips. Too late the realisation settled, her smooth, and supposedly practiced, descent incapable of causing any bodily harm. Vision diverted, settled once more upon New as the next remark fell from incorporeal lips. Again expanded their tally, more reasonable the response spoken in dialect that soothed the quickened beat of his heart, small but of genuine quality the smile he offered towards Elsweyr. Her addressal was not for him, thus held his tongue as conversation continued.
Denied further time, the fine strands of simple conversation ground to dust. A matter of time all it had been, awaited arrival expected even as other duties drew him away from the perimeter edging the town where they converged, too soon by far still.
Mouth opening, words laying there against the tip of tongue as Aurum spoke to New, confusion stealing them. Expected a scolding, remark to close such ambition as to escape the confinements unjustly placed around the withheld child, his gaze flicking back and forth between father and brother. Jovial the words offered, a response that garnered similar from New, light the breath that seeped through his teeth. "Who said anything about if." Once more grin adorned, the surety of comment reflected in honey hued depths. For all that had conspired to act as roadblock on had New continued, pushed back with a conviction that seemed incapable of wavering.
"Aunt…" Softer this next, fallen his smile as regarded the person in question. Each day seemed to bring into the light another tied into their family, this connection an unknown, though it was more honorific than true relation. "How many more are there?!"