"In fairness to you, Tristan, you always have made me feel better," she said and she grinned at him. Watching him eat was the same as watching him drink wine - a lesson in incredulous for Faith. "You know, I think you would make an excellent follower of Cassion. He's the Immortal of hunger." Remembering their time together, Faith couldn't quite help but smile when she remembered that it was a job of work keeping him fed. Shaking her head though, she was very quick to reply. "I don't mind that you miss my food. I'm sorry that you do, but I'm glad too. It means I was good at what I did, and that was very much what I wanted." What a strange situation their lives had been, Faith considered. She owed him so much, he had freed her and she would do anything for him; except that she could not do the one thing which he wanted.
What a strange thing life was, Faith thought.
As they walked, Faith wondered whether she'd been supposed to hold his arm, or some such. She didn't think so and he hadn't offered so she figured that the thing to do was to just walk with him. This she did and then she grinned when he asked her if she had help. "I do. Padraig's grandfather, Cyrus and his partner Katie, they live with us. Luna, too. She's..." she smiled and shrugged slightly, wondering why she paused. "She's a former slave that Padraig rescued. He saved her life." Then, she said, there was Padraig. He wasn't here at the moment, but when he was he was a very hands-on father. Truth told, she told him, it wasn't at home that she needed help. It was in the professor, council member, Order of the Adunih, business owner, philanthropy side of her life that she could do with an assistant. She was cheerful enough when she said it, and she was good at hiding it, but Faith was tired.
Still, soon enough they reached a spot just outside of the town walls and there, Faith pointed. The house she showed him was precariously (it seemed) perched on top of an outcropping of rocks. The bridge was sturdy and safe and the cablecar-thing looked like a deathtrap. "Funny story," she said with a smile. "I asked Padraig to go and get some eggs and milk. He came back with this house, not even having looked inside." The journey over, whichever way they did it, was terrifying. But the house was beautiful and, once they were inside and Faith called out, "It's me! I brought a guest!" They were greeted by a bounding, blue and white and very strange looking and very large dog. "This is Cosmo." Faith said and then she ushered them both through into a comfortable lounge where there was a young woman, much the same age as Faith playing with the twins.
"Hello Luna," Faith said and she smiled. The young woman in question looked at Faith and smiled, but she was nervous around Tristan and Brandon, and Faith put her hand on her arm. "This is Tristan, and Brandon. They're friends." Dark brown eyes fluttered to them both and then Faith asked, softly. "Would you let Cyrus and Katie know we have guests?" Luna nodded and scurried out of the room.
In the meantime, Faith had scooped up both twins - and they might both notice the wolf pups which sat with the babies. "This is Madison," Faith said as the girl chatted away in gibberish at her mother, who beamed in delight. The boy, however, observed Tristan and Brandon with serious silver eyes. "And this is Noah" Madison was quick to hold her arms out and Faith was happy to pass her to Tristan, but Noah held on and that was fine too.
"Oh hello!! Hello!!" It was less than a bit until the voice of a woman in her mid-thirties, with perfect make up and long well kept fingernails was heard. She walked into the room and before Faith could speak at all, she started. "Hello to Faith's friends. I'm Katie, and it's such a pleasure to meet you both! Oh, you must tell me who you are, where have you been hiding two such handsome fellows, Faith? Oh, aren't you both gorgeous, let Katie shake your hand." Faith turned amused eyes to Tristan as the blonde-haired woman offered her hand to him. "And who are you, darling boy?"
What a strange thing life was, Faith thought.
As they walked, Faith wondered whether she'd been supposed to hold his arm, or some such. She didn't think so and he hadn't offered so she figured that the thing to do was to just walk with him. This she did and then she grinned when he asked her if she had help. "I do. Padraig's grandfather, Cyrus and his partner Katie, they live with us. Luna, too. She's..." she smiled and shrugged slightly, wondering why she paused. "She's a former slave that Padraig rescued. He saved her life." Then, she said, there was Padraig. He wasn't here at the moment, but when he was he was a very hands-on father. Truth told, she told him, it wasn't at home that she needed help. It was in the professor, council member, Order of the Adunih, business owner, philanthropy side of her life that she could do with an assistant. She was cheerful enough when she said it, and she was good at hiding it, but Faith was tired.
Still, soon enough they reached a spot just outside of the town walls and there, Faith pointed. The house she showed him was precariously (it seemed) perched on top of an outcropping of rocks. The bridge was sturdy and safe and the cablecar-thing looked like a deathtrap. "Funny story," she said with a smile. "I asked Padraig to go and get some eggs and milk. He came back with this house, not even having looked inside." The journey over, whichever way they did it, was terrifying. But the house was beautiful and, once they were inside and Faith called out, "It's me! I brought a guest!" They were greeted by a bounding, blue and white and very strange looking and very large dog. "This is Cosmo." Faith said and then she ushered them both through into a comfortable lounge where there was a young woman, much the same age as Faith playing with the twins.
"Hello Luna," Faith said and she smiled. The young woman in question looked at Faith and smiled, but she was nervous around Tristan and Brandon, and Faith put her hand on her arm. "This is Tristan, and Brandon. They're friends." Dark brown eyes fluttered to them both and then Faith asked, softly. "Would you let Cyrus and Katie know we have guests?" Luna nodded and scurried out of the room.
In the meantime, Faith had scooped up both twins - and they might both notice the wolf pups which sat with the babies. "This is Madison," Faith said as the girl chatted away in gibberish at her mother, who beamed in delight. The boy, however, observed Tristan and Brandon with serious silver eyes. "And this is Noah" Madison was quick to hold her arms out and Faith was happy to pass her to Tristan, but Noah held on and that was fine too.
"Oh hello!! Hello!!" It was less than a bit until the voice of a woman in her mid-thirties, with perfect make up and long well kept fingernails was heard. She walked into the room and before Faith could speak at all, she started. "Hello to Faith's friends. I'm Katie, and it's such a pleasure to meet you both! Oh, you must tell me who you are, where have you been hiding two such handsome fellows, Faith? Oh, aren't you both gorgeous, let Katie shake your hand." Faith turned amused eyes to Tristan as the blonde-haired woman offered her hand to him. "And who are you, darling boy?"
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NPCs are in the first two posts here = people and animals!
