She recoiled in the face of his ferocious onslaught, those wonderful pale eyes widening in equal measures of surprise and delight at finding him there. His anger did not intimidate her in the slightest. On the contrary, the angry red gleam of his gaze was vaguely amusing, morbidly intriguing in the manner of erupting volcanoes or a car crash.
"I just wanted to cool my head a bit" she said, offering him a wide eyed look of mock innocence. "Looks like you could need it too - what is the matter Volterra, is the world ending or something?"
Blowing droplets of water from her lips, she sloshed through the ice and water towards the big stallion. Her petite frame was dwarfed by his massive bulk, but this too did not phase her. Many things in this world frightened her, but Volterra had never been among those. He had been a constant presence in her life, a familiar face in the crowd and a friend - perhaps not the closest one she'd ever had, but a friend none the less. They had bickered from the moment they first met, at this very place, but she had always found it to be good natured and fun - not at all like the venomous, threat-laced taunts she sometimes exchanged with Rikyn.
She had never thought of him as someone who worried overly much about others though, and seeing him this upset was curious indeed.
"Were you really that worried?" she asked, while biting back a little grin. Somehow that thought pleased her. At least there was someone who cared what she did...
@Volterra