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@princessloss ,
            
               the young man's expression wavered, instinct pulling his walking stick protectively closer to himself as he heard the steps receding.  "i'm sorry,"  he said in an exhalation of breath,  his head shaking slow.  "i did not mean to frighten you. i am not accustomed to ... others straying this far into the wilds. it's been a time since i've spoken to anyone but the trees." his own steps were taken back, as if he could vanish back into forest without ever having uttered a word. 'if you follow upstream a ways there is an old oak the storm felled. there should be enough there to use as firewood." 

@heirslost 
            
            Elody could feel the hairs on her skin stand up as he slowly approached her. She felt like a deer in headlights per say. She wasn’t used to people, being alone almost her whole life and not trusting the world around her. She’d back up, keeping her distance from her and the stranger. “I’ll go then. I was just looking for firewood.” 

@princessloss ,  
            
            'nor i you..'  
            
                there is a melody to his words, spoken like the caress of a soft summer breeze. walking stick in hand, he steps from the grove of trees. cloak draped about his shoulders and wild hair catching the dying light like flames he seems almost more forest spirit than man. he stops there, head cocked as he seems to regard the other with innocent amusement.  'i should be asking you that same question. after all it is my woods you stand in.'      

&.    sending  you loads of love and happy wishes of halloween. 

&.      good evening,  dearest. 

     /      should  i  send  pins   or  drop  things  that  would   zap   the  motivation  ??

; i need to get my motivation for writing again   

@woodlanddruid ,
                 the night was still, yet if one strained they might pick up the faint rustle in the trees above, the distant call of the owls, and life farther still in the shadowed underbrush beyond. had he been drifting? with the warmth of the flames and the comfort of their camp he hadn't even noticed himself slipping. he came back to himself at the sound of the voice as if jolting awake. he murmured an apology, a lazy smile playing upon his lips as he sat up, fully pulling himself back into his body. "what is it?" he asked, head tilting curiously as he held out his hands.    

      the other’s sight was quite deceptive. a mere mortal might momentarily mistake him as not blind, and yet, as the eyes of the reaper traced the male’s features,      he mulled over an answer to give. soft moonlight filtered through a thin mist, casting pale shadows across the ground and illuminating faint, wispy clouds that hovered above, like watchful spirits. it allowed rurik to observe keenly, suspended as if caught in a moment he didn’t want to be in. words formed on a tongue, intricate and well-crafted on a      rumbling sound, a strange accent—-different from his own—-    soaked into his bones and he let a hiss slip past his lips, gaze immediately averting. the other could see but not with the sight of mortality, rather through a power unseen and unfathomed. for the longest time, rurik stood there, gaze returning to him,       unable to find the words either. twas so odd, but odd in a good sense, a sense he couldn’t pinpoint—-though, only feel.
            
                  “only if you’ve never ridden before and in a long time.” finally,        the words came, in a tempered ease; intrigue thickening his raspy voice. “do you? wish to ride?” 

@hyrded ,
                  . .   a soft hum was given in response, his fingers lightly tracing over the wooden fence. his gaze did not raise to meet the other's. instead the rich shades of summer of greens, shot threw with flecks of gold and strains of a deeper color, stared on past to some unseen middle distance. unfocused almost. blank. still, his attention was quite clearly upon the other. "that depends on if you want to hear about the foraging in this area or of the birds, who are far more plentiful here than one would imagine. there's entire worlds hidden away in this little grove. i was about to lose myself in it, but..." the words trailed, the far away look in his expression fading as he seemed to come back to himself. "i am aware," he said after a deliberate moment, a smile gracing the fine features. "then again, i have the feeling that you're also of a different sort."
            
            the smile would wane slightly, a slight knit at his brows at the offer given. "ride?" the word repeated as if he had somehow misheard it. his hand reached for his cane, pulling the aid closer to himself. "i've... never ridden before. is it difficult?" 

somber. it had been the mood of his entire week. even as rurik camped at one of the finest spots in the quiet countryside, trying to escape the world’s chaos,       he still felt like something was missing. the sound of the other’s voice provided an unexpected distraction, pulling him away from his brooding thoughts. as he moved slightly closer to the fence, head lowered to meet the other’s gaze, he noticed the cane resting against the wooden bars, a small detail that caught his interest.
            
            “yeah? what could possibly make me stay past five minutes?”      he remarked, his voice carrying a trace of irony. his eyes, though cold, held a flicker of curiosity as he regarded the other man.       “you’re a different sort of…” he let the sentence hang, his expression unreadable, though the pause hinted at unspoken thoughts.
            
            “i was heading out,” he continued, his tone even. “did you..      want to ride a horse?” the offer, though delivered with a calm indifference, carried an underlying hint of genuine curiosity, a rare opening from someone usually so reserved.
                                            ⠀⠀⠀⠀❛  @heirslost. 

&&.      missing you,      dear.        <3 

    &&.             YUH.                   having muse really works in a strange way, lol. it’s a constant battle of being in the mood to interact then not having the energy to do it and etc..       but very much looking forward to catching up to you all <3                

    &&.      hope this is alright with you ?