21.Jul.13, 08:27 AM
Relief flooded through Ryvian as Indivara agreed and he willingly moved over for her. Concern for her well-being and the relief had even managed to make him forget he had inched his way over to what had always been viewed as Nyvian’s preferred side of the bed. He had been avoiding it, sleeping right on the edge like he often did when his brother filled the position but now it had another twin in it and Ryvian didn’t mind. The friend he was sharing the bed with made it all okay.
The sulky statement was a bit of an unexpected twist after all that had been said and Ryvian wasn’t sure what to say, afraid it would send them into an argument. He still wasn’t sure if he wanted to Stand ever again given all of his current issues he was working his way through but he also couldn’t deny Indivara this wish. He hadn’t been able to see her clearly during the last Hatching but knew the rampaging bronze at least made her tense and have flashbacks. He had been worried and remembering that night she was mauled so it made sense to believe the actual victim didn’t appreciate seeing it again.
He also couldn’t leave her on the Sands alone when they were the last two of their little group left to Impress. Northerners would pick on her and she’d fight back, losing her right to Stand again for who knew how long. The girls selected to try for gold would only annoy Indivara as well. He needed to be there to jump in front of angry bronzes that weren’t looking to Impress a spitfire of a girl, hold her back when she wanted to punch loud mouths, and run interference with some fun flirting when a gold hopeful got too chatty.
Besides, no matter what reasons he came up with, there would only ever be one answer that would work. Turning onto his side, this time to face her, a genuine smile finally showed itself once more and he reached for her hand to hold it lightly in the only compromise to his promise of behaving. “I’ll Stand with you because it’s you who is asking me.”
The sulky statement was a bit of an unexpected twist after all that had been said and Ryvian wasn’t sure what to say, afraid it would send them into an argument. He still wasn’t sure if he wanted to Stand ever again given all of his current issues he was working his way through but he also couldn’t deny Indivara this wish. He hadn’t been able to see her clearly during the last Hatching but knew the rampaging bronze at least made her tense and have flashbacks. He had been worried and remembering that night she was mauled so it made sense to believe the actual victim didn’t appreciate seeing it again.
He also couldn’t leave her on the Sands alone when they were the last two of their little group left to Impress. Northerners would pick on her and she’d fight back, losing her right to Stand again for who knew how long. The girls selected to try for gold would only annoy Indivara as well. He needed to be there to jump in front of angry bronzes that weren’t looking to Impress a spitfire of a girl, hold her back when she wanted to punch loud mouths, and run interference with some fun flirting when a gold hopeful got too chatty.
Besides, no matter what reasons he came up with, there would only ever be one answer that would work. Turning onto his side, this time to face her, a genuine smile finally showed itself once more and he reached for her hand to hold it lightly in the only compromise to his promise of behaving. “I’ll Stand with you because it’s you who is asking me.”