27.Jul.22, 01:13 PM
"Wally's not the best conversationalist. Though some people like to say that Gretta is haunted. It's why she's always hung up facing the corner," Geric said as he heard Mylorah talking to the skeleton. "I think those two are the oldest, dad said they were donations from old actors after the Healer Hall stopped lending us skeletons after the dancing duel incident." He wasn't going to say what Gangleri and some of the other theater specialists had told him once, because that had probably been just a spooky story to creep him out. He didn't really think that their dad would have punished the actors who had broken the original bones with their improvised dancing sword fight by killing them. Well, part of him could have, but when his brother had jokingly added that their mother had served up the flesh in Gerric's favorite stew he'd readily dismissed the entire story.
The small attempt at conversation was as daring as he could be before he saw that Mylorah was smiling at him. He shyly rubbed his arm and nodded. "Yeah... I'm sorry about that. I don't really have too many friends, so I'm probably not good at it. Or I just make it too hard for other people I guess." He glanced towards the back to see if Gangleri was coming and was thus caught completely off guard when he was yanked closer. He squeaked, turning red as she reached up to fuss with his hair.
With a nod he complied with her instructions to pull and suck on his lips, and though part of it seemed ridiculous, he could see the practical use for it. Once he thought he'd done enough he took Mylorah's hand and nodded. "He'll catch up, don't worry." Geric took another quick glance to make sure his brother wasn't lurking about before getting the door and leading Mylorah down the corridors back to the party. Very quietly he whispered, "Are you..." no, asking if someone was mad would likely make them mad and Geric did not want to be responsible for that.
But he was still anxious, still worried about his brother, still thinking about how he'd ruined one bit of happiness for him before in the past. So he just quietly said, "You make him really happy. I was very nervous about it before, because he actually loves his wife this time... and I don't think I really understand it all, but after meeting you it makes little more sense, and I'm less nervous at least. I'm glad I got to meet you."
They were almost back to the party when he heard his brother's slurred voice call out, "Hey! Wait for me you two!" He turned and paused, raising an eyebrow as he watched his brother sway ever so slightly as he caught up to them.
The small attempt at conversation was as daring as he could be before he saw that Mylorah was smiling at him. He shyly rubbed his arm and nodded. "Yeah... I'm sorry about that. I don't really have too many friends, so I'm probably not good at it. Or I just make it too hard for other people I guess." He glanced towards the back to see if Gangleri was coming and was thus caught completely off guard when he was yanked closer. He squeaked, turning red as she reached up to fuss with his hair.
With a nod he complied with her instructions to pull and suck on his lips, and though part of it seemed ridiculous, he could see the practical use for it. Once he thought he'd done enough he took Mylorah's hand and nodded. "He'll catch up, don't worry." Geric took another quick glance to make sure his brother wasn't lurking about before getting the door and leading Mylorah down the corridors back to the party. Very quietly he whispered, "Are you..." no, asking if someone was mad would likely make them mad and Geric did not want to be responsible for that.
But he was still anxious, still worried about his brother, still thinking about how he'd ruined one bit of happiness for him before in the past. So he just quietly said, "You make him really happy. I was very nervous about it before, because he actually loves his wife this time... and I don't think I really understand it all, but after meeting you it makes little more sense, and I'm less nervous at least. I'm glad I got to meet you."
They were almost back to the party when he heard his brother's slurred voice call out, "Hey! Wait for me you two!" He turned and paused, raising an eyebrow as he watched his brother sway ever so slightly as he caught up to them.