04.May.13, 05:35 PM
R’nd suddenly felt horrible for his reaction when he saw I’shan’s excitement vanish and be replaced by concern. His friend was dramatic and a bit self-centred and he should have known better than to gawk at the kid playing with his firelizard since I’shan was likely going to assume he was the reason for any discomfort. “No, I’m,” he was suddenly engulfed in a tight hug and while R’nd knew he shouldn’t; he chuckled softly. How anyone could ever be mad at I’shan or blame the man for anything – for more than a handful of minutes anyway, as was R’nd’s experience – was beyond the bluerider’s comprehension. He was such a carefree soul.
“Everything’s fine, Shel.” R’nd reassured verbally but also by returning the hug. “I thought you were alone and was temporarily surprised to see that you weren’t.” It wasn’t enough to scare him away, at least not after having made his presence known. Perhaps if he hadn’t called out to his friend before spotting the child, he would have slowly slipped away again out of respect for the time he was interrupting but he certainly wouldn’t shout a greeting and turn tail.
Beautiful and made all the more so by R’nd’s discomfort and behaviour. Ayyonth watched with amusement as R’nd still struggled with how to act around a child and their parent. He had a son himself yet it still seemed to be a foreign concept that he or any of his friends might have brats running around and that they might be tagging along on outings. After a good stretching, Ayyonth meandered closer to the group, gave a look around the area, and parked himself after deciding it was a nice spot of both sun and shade depending on which way he laid himself out. For the moment, lying in the sun sounded lovely.
“Everything’s fine, Shel.” R’nd reassured verbally but also by returning the hug. “I thought you were alone and was temporarily surprised to see that you weren’t.” It wasn’t enough to scare him away, at least not after having made his presence known. Perhaps if he hadn’t called out to his friend before spotting the child, he would have slowly slipped away again out of respect for the time he was interrupting but he certainly wouldn’t shout a greeting and turn tail.