04.Nov.13, 04:36 AM
Something snapped within the young woman as she looked up at her friend in a different light. Normally she would have just hit him, or shoved him, which would have ended up with them both being wet, and him groping at her or knocking her breath away with one of his sneaky kisses. Not that she really minded, she only ever protested for show, he had been knocking her for a loop with those kisses for the last couple of Turns. She had never wanted him to know, she hadn't wanted him to win the battle over her body, but every so often she slipped, and let him see how much she cared. This was one of those times, so when he spat out his next words, they stung her heart.
She recoiled from him, face flustered as she stammered a response. "N-no...K'ton..I...I didn't...That wasn't what I...It's not that at all..I wouldn't think that..I...oh.." She sighed and hung her head, frowning a bit at her own stupidity. She hadn't meant her words to sound like he could be a father. He was wonderful with Everitt, not that he had fathered the boy, or even acted like a father to him, but he was patient with him. He at least acted like he cared about him, or maybe it was only her foolishly thinking he did. Most likely he tolerated him to try and win her favor. She didn't want to think that of him though, K'ton was a good man, he just needed to see it in himself like she could, like Ironth obviously did.
With her feelings bruised from his words and her own stupidity she thought to leave. "Maybe...maybe I should go. I'm sorry...", she said quietly, unaware that he and Ironth were having a conversation until Ironth's voice echoed through her mind. Startled as she always was, she lifted her gaze to the great brown that she considered a friend as much as she did K'ton. His amusement at the situation did a world of good to her bruised feelings. If he was making jokes of what she had caused K'ton to say, maybe K'ton wasn't mad at her. She still felt badly, but Ironth had managed to bring a smile to her lips, small though it was. She dropped her gaze to K'ton as he spoke out loud to Ironth. She granted him a small smile that was tinged in the sadness that still tainted her emotions.
She watched for a moment as K'ton went back to scrubbing Ironth's hide. She felt a bit awkward and out of place, but didn't know what to do to fix it, so she turned to leave. As she did so however K'ton spoke again, stopping her in her tracks. Turning back to him she blinked a bit and chewed her lower lip as she thought on how to answer so she wouldn't upset him again. "Talk to him, spend time with him, don't tell him what he can and can't do.", she answered, her tone part statement, part question, as she didn't know if he was looking for a certain answer. She didn't look at him when she answered and instead wrung some water out of her shirt. She didn't want to see the look on his face if he didn't like her answer again, so she did her best to avoid looking at him.
She recoiled from him, face flustered as she stammered a response. "N-no...K'ton..I...I didn't...That wasn't what I...It's not that at all..I wouldn't think that..I...oh.." She sighed and hung her head, frowning a bit at her own stupidity. She hadn't meant her words to sound like he could be a father. He was wonderful with Everitt, not that he had fathered the boy, or even acted like a father to him, but he was patient with him. He at least acted like he cared about him, or maybe it was only her foolishly thinking he did. Most likely he tolerated him to try and win her favor. She didn't want to think that of him though, K'ton was a good man, he just needed to see it in himself like she could, like Ironth obviously did.
With her feelings bruised from his words and her own stupidity she thought to leave. "Maybe...maybe I should go. I'm sorry...", she said quietly, unaware that he and Ironth were having a conversation until Ironth's voice echoed through her mind. Startled as she always was, she lifted her gaze to the great brown that she considered a friend as much as she did K'ton. His amusement at the situation did a world of good to her bruised feelings. If he was making jokes of what she had caused K'ton to say, maybe K'ton wasn't mad at her. She still felt badly, but Ironth had managed to bring a smile to her lips, small though it was. She dropped her gaze to K'ton as he spoke out loud to Ironth. She granted him a small smile that was tinged in the sadness that still tainted her emotions.
She watched for a moment as K'ton went back to scrubbing Ironth's hide. She felt a bit awkward and out of place, but didn't know what to do to fix it, so she turned to leave. As she did so however K'ton spoke again, stopping her in her tracks. Turning back to him she blinked a bit and chewed her lower lip as she thought on how to answer so she wouldn't upset him again. "Talk to him, spend time with him, don't tell him what he can and can't do.", she answered, her tone part statement, part question, as she didn't know if he was looking for a certain answer. She didn't look at him when she answered and instead wrung some water out of her shirt. She didn't want to see the look on his face if he didn't like her answer again, so she did her best to avoid looking at him.