This was a much different Vitani than the one he had known, the one who accompanied him on border patrols with a cutting tongue and a carefree laugh. Yet this nervousness that crept off of her skin, the sadness within her eyes, it all accompanied her words to serve as evidence that above all else, she cared. If the crown had shaken her this much, it meant she understood the gravity of what now rested in her paws. What was to be seen was whether this would pull her head under water, of she'd come to rise above it. Erebos very much wished for the latter.

Through the subtle signs her body relayed to him, the man was able to pick up on the fact that she wished for him to close the distance that had been put between them. No longer constrained by his suspicions, he padded to her side, reclining onto his haunches before extending his legs forward and sliding down onto his belly. His ember eyes overlooked the mountain ridge, still so tall despite their current altitude. It wasn't the Magnolia Trees, but this place by now had carved its way into his heart.

"This packs fucked up, that's fer sure," he commented idly after her mentions of his trust being the only placed within her, before returning his gaze to her framed face, a smile appearing at last upon his muzzle. 

"We'll fix that, though."

When he looked at her face with those fiery eyes she couldn't help but let her icy ones get lost in them. Her lips mirroring the Argyris' in a gentle manner. Before the duo might have been seen as Barghests to everyone but right now, in this moment, something more gentle was happening. Their bond certainly strengthened whether it be my inches or miles.



Listening to him Vitani reached her nose down closer to his shoulder. Offering him a soft nudge she laughed lightly. "I know we will, we got no other choice." For once in her life the Lieris felt at ease with the world. Like she could finally relax and settle down. Alas she also knew that by nightfall she'd likely return to her normal worrisome and aggressive self.


Taking in everything before her, ebony lips parted slightly. "Maybe we could just sit here for a bit? Relax before going to take care of tasks.." Her words were soft and carefully chosen, trying to not seem to forceful with wanting time with Erebos. As he agreed she was joyed, not showing it of course. Laying down next to him her head found a place to rest on her paws. Things would surely smooth out from here on out. They had to.


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