I could almost feel his eyes running across my body, but something about their gentle caress felt different than the lusty devouring that most participated in. Even my own exploring was done merely out of curiosity rather than a less than virginal manner, I was more drawn by the scars that littered his moon hued pelt than I was by the way his thick muscles bulged with well use beneath his flesh. Maybe one day I would be able to coax him into sharing war stories with me, and maybe I would feel obliged to spin him the stories of the mercenaries and the horror we brought upon the winged folk.
"I come to Helovia in search of a stallion named Oultik. But, travel has left me weary, a place to rest for a while...likely until I am able to find him, would be very welcomed." In all of my determination to find the spotted stallion, I had almost forgotten that sleep was something needed to survive and continue moving. That was until this kind stranger had spoken up and suddenly a wave of exhaustion crashed over my travel weary frame, making my painted lids to grow heavy with sleep and my limbs to suddenly feel much heavier than I knew them to be. But, I had to stay awake for at least a little longer until we went to wherever it was that he deemed safe enough for me to rest.
His voice brought life back into my eyes for a moment, pulling the exhaustion back into the cave I had it locked away in the first place. "Ciceron, a strong name fitting of you warrior. And a name fitting of a Queen dear Kiara." I offered a smile towards both the stallion, and then the striped feline before speaking up once again to offer my own introduction. "I am Daetiin, currently bonded to none." Hesitating for a second I wondered what my bond mate would look like when I finally was deserving of one. Emeralds flicked back to the stallion's handsome crowned features, "Tell me, what are these lands of Helovia like?"
"Speech"
@Ciceron
sorry this took me so long