14.Feb.12, 01:16 AM
Talian's tawny eyes widened as he heard the door click shut behind him. He spun around, his posture crouched and almost nervous as his eyes adjusted to the dark and searched for his pursuer. Thankfully, the face that eventually came into focus was a familiar one. Talian let out a deep sigh and relaxed, his thin shoulders falling with relief.
"Eri! You're all right," he said, taking a step closer and flashing his friend a modest little smile. Talian rarely grinned, but these little smiles were coming more easily these days. He brushed a bit of his hair aside and approached. "What did the Weyrleader say? Are you going to be punished?"
He could only assume as much, but it was great to see Eri still at Katila proper, and not shipped off back to the island. Tal couldn't imagine going back to the isle. He'd missed the solitude it provided after he first moved to Katila proper, but he imagined that staying there too long would have driven him mad. Now that he had friends, it was even less acceptable. Tal couldn't imagine that Eri would like it any better. The harper seemed to dread his assumed fate so much, to the point of being so depressed the previous evening...
Tal felt a flicker of nervous embarrassment as he recalled the encounter, but all in all, it wasn't bothering him as much as he'd feared it would. There was attachment, but it wasn't romantic. Romantic attachment was still reserved for the girl who got away, but physical companionship was a nice release. Talain wasn't sure if he should congratulate himself on the detachment he'd obtained, or be worried about it.
"Eri! You're all right," he said, taking a step closer and flashing his friend a modest little smile. Talian rarely grinned, but these little smiles were coming more easily these days. He brushed a bit of his hair aside and approached. "What did the Weyrleader say? Are you going to be punished?"
He could only assume as much, but it was great to see Eri still at Katila proper, and not shipped off back to the island. Tal couldn't imagine going back to the isle. He'd missed the solitude it provided after he first moved to Katila proper, but he imagined that staying there too long would have driven him mad. Now that he had friends, it was even less acceptable. Tal couldn't imagine that Eri would like it any better. The harper seemed to dread his assumed fate so much, to the point of being so depressed the previous evening...
Tal felt a flicker of nervous embarrassment as he recalled the encounter, but all in all, it wasn't bothering him as much as he'd feared it would. There was attachment, but it wasn't romantic. Romantic attachment was still reserved for the girl who got away, but physical companionship was a nice release. Talain wasn't sure if he should congratulate himself on the detachment he'd obtained, or be worried about it.