Friends... more like family

[rainlightlyn]

Rosa huddled more into herself under his gaze. She stared down at the ground. "Riikae isn't my guardian. He's my friend." Her voice was even softer then before.

[Ebony]

"Do I intimidate you with my very gaze?" he asked her, a small smile playing on his lips. Occassionally, there was the occasional creature that would cower whenever his shadow fell on them, but that was rare.

[rainlightlyn]

Rosa just bit her lip, not saying anything. She was a little afraid of him, mostly because he was a male.

Riikae glared at Ryan. "Leave herrr alone." He hissed softly in warning.

[Ebony]

"Is curiosity a crime where you come from?" Ryan asked him, his eyes returning the challenge.

[rainlightlyn]

"Only when one findsss joy in frrrightttening people. Which isss sssomettthing only a cowarrrd would do." Riikae growled back. He reached back and preened Rosa's hair softly, still keeping one golden eye on Ryan.

[Ebony]

"I assure you, I am not trying to frighten her, only to make conversation. As far as I knew, cowards weren't the most talkative bunch in the world either," Ryan stated, hands flying to his hips and drawing the daggers, spinning them between his fingers for comfort.

He turned his back on them, walking a few meters into the forest and continued spinning, letting the comforting motions calm him.

[rainlightlyn]

Riikae remained unruffled by Ryan's ability with daggers. The gryphon had more reach then the man. Gryphons were predators after all. With a thin layer of civility.

Rosa tried to relax. It was hard because she had spend most of her life trying to avoid notice. Especially from men. An orphaned girl on the streets was not the best thing to be.

Eventually she leaned back against Riikae and fell alseep.

[Ebony]

Ryan closed his eyes and accidentally missed a spin. He caught the blade of the dagger, throwing it against a tree on the other side of the clearing angrily.

"How long have you been in here?" he asked absently, the dagger appearing back in his hands. He started spinning them again, attempting to ground himself.

[rainlightlyn]

"Tttwo ssseasssonsss." Riikae answered, keeping his voice low so he wouldn't disturb Rosa. "How long have you been tttrrraveling?"

[Ebony]

"Since I was sixteen, I'm twenty-three now," he stated, his eyes closing lazily. His hands started through intricate patterns, the knives swinging each which way.

"Was there something that drove you into the forest?" he asked him curiously, tossing the daggers and catching them a few times.

[rainlightlyn]

"No. Do you ttthink I would be welcome in a cittty?" Riikae answered. "Perrrhapsss we will tttrrravel on. Dependsss on whattt we decide to do nexttt."

[Ebony]

"Travelling can be interesting, if you choose the right places to travel to," Ryan said with a soft smile, remembering fondly all the places he'd been to.

[rainlightlyn]

Riikae nodded in agreement and rested his head on his forelegs. "Verrry tttrrrue. Tttherrre arrre many placesss ttthattt we have found inttterrresssttting."

[Ebony]

"I've been in the forests of this country for a few months. I don't mind the forests, many places to hide, suits me well. I must say, hiding is one of my better habits," Ryan stated, eyes closing agian.

[rainlightlyn]

Riikae chuckled softly. "I prrreferrr open sky myssself, forrr obviousss rrreasssonsss. Ttto each tttheirrr own, I would guessss."