16.Nov.12, 10:02 AM
As R’nd tried to lead the little girl clinging to his hand away from the dreaded crèche, she spoke about her daddy again and he was suddenly standing still again and giving Amorandii a suspicious look. Sometimes he wondered exactly how much kids knew, especially B’jin’s. They seemed far too intelligent for their ages and given how Indamor could stare into one’s soul, he really shouldn’t have been surprised that Amorandii could pick up on mood changes. “That’s good. I always enjoy my time with your daddy as well.” It wasn’t a lie but R’nd didn’t realise how he had reworded the phrase so he avoided using ‘love’ in conjunction with B’jin.
“You know you make it hard to walk when you do your clinging routine, right?” He teased the child lightly, smiling at her as he gently mussed her hair. Aside from the similar expressions and appearance, R’nd could easily tell this was B’jin’s daughter. He doubted anyone else would be able to tell in the same way given he had only seen B’jin act as hyper a few times and oddly enough it sometimes came upon waking. R’nd still recalled the morning the greenrider was subject hopping and repositioning himself every thirty seconds while the groggy bluerider beside him tried to sit up before giving up.
All thoughts, whether happy memories or teasing Amorandii, vanished when he was tugged down to a six-turn-old’s eye level and the question came up that they ride Ayyonth. It was the natural assumption save for the part that Amorandii was B’jin’s little girl that he was ridiculously overprotective of. R’nd could just imagine his face if he heard she had flown on Ayyonth with her special harness or whatever contraption he had likely created for his precious princess. Then again, it was a short trip, Ayyonth was a smooth flyer, and R’nd would have a firm hold on Amorandii on top of that.
On a more selfish note, it would help avoid questions and knowing looks from everyone they passed if they went by foot. The untamed bluerider that didn’t do attachment or spend time with children was now baby-sitting his lover’s daughter. That was a thought to make a man dizzy.
“Okay, we’ll ride Ayyonth home. But, let me tell your daddy the tale of how I rescued you from the crèche, okay?” R’nd could already hear how the story would go with Amorandii’s embellishments and he didn’t like the dazzling and breath-taking escape via the blue’s back. His version of ‘she cornered me, gave me that look, and we took a quiet, gentle, and slow ride on Ayyonth home’ so very much better.
A moment later and R’nd was guiding them outside to where Ayyonth waited patiently with Amorandii already telling him about her day.
If he was lucky, he’d earn points with B’jin and not lose any with Volfetti.
“You know you make it hard to walk when you do your clinging routine, right?” He teased the child lightly, smiling at her as he gently mussed her hair. Aside from the similar expressions and appearance, R’nd could easily tell this was B’jin’s daughter. He doubted anyone else would be able to tell in the same way given he had only seen B’jin act as hyper a few times and oddly enough it sometimes came upon waking. R’nd still recalled the morning the greenrider was subject hopping and repositioning himself every thirty seconds while the groggy bluerider beside him tried to sit up before giving up.
All thoughts, whether happy memories or teasing Amorandii, vanished when he was tugged down to a six-turn-old’s eye level and the question came up that they ride Ayyonth. It was the natural assumption save for the part that Amorandii was B’jin’s little girl that he was ridiculously overprotective of. R’nd could just imagine his face if he heard she had flown on Ayyonth with her special harness or whatever contraption he had likely created for his precious princess. Then again, it was a short trip, Ayyonth was a smooth flyer, and R’nd would have a firm hold on Amorandii on top of that.
On a more selfish note, it would help avoid questions and knowing looks from everyone they passed if they went by foot. The untamed bluerider that didn’t do attachment or spend time with children was now baby-sitting his lover’s daughter. That was a thought to make a man dizzy.
“Okay, we’ll ride Ayyonth home. But, let me tell your daddy the tale of how I rescued you from the crèche, okay?” R’nd could already hear how the story would go with Amorandii’s embellishments and he didn’t like the dazzling and breath-taking escape via the blue’s back. His version of ‘she cornered me, gave me that look, and we took a quiet, gentle, and slow ride on Ayyonth home’ so very much better.
A moment later and R’nd was guiding them outside to where Ayyonth waited patiently with Amorandii already telling him about her day.
If he was lucky, he’d earn points with B’jin and not lose any with Volfetti.