He only nodded with a smile once the girl finally decided to try her luck with the healer. And, what do you know? It actually worked. Now, he was glad that she won't be in pain, while they walked along the lake. When she made her proposition, he quickly stood, and, with the same smile as before, began slowly walking forwards. Not because he couldn't walk faster- actually, most told him that his steps were quite big- but because he wished to not make the other mage run after him.
Her next words caught him slightly off-guard, though. He didn't actually expect for the girl to "take him in", so easily. He was a stranger after all, and from what he knew, you weren't supposed to trust strangers. Then again, Ri trusted most of the strangers he met. He just wished that the feelings could be returned.
"It is? I mean- Damn, sorry. I didn't mean it to sound that way. What I meant was-" He paused, starting to gesture while speaking. It didn't seem like he was making any definitive shapes, he was just moving his hands, so that he'd get more of an "oomph" to his words, "I didn't expect you to accept so easily."
A grin replaced his smile, before he walked forwards, ahead of her, only to then turn himself towards her, so that he was looking at the mage, and walking backwards. He was, of course, unaware of what was going on behind him, but he doubted that there'll be much problems. Most were sitting in one place, getting healed, or above, having fun in what remained of the festival. It was late, that was true, but now was when people found they had the best fun.
"So, miss..." Another pause, with him trying to think of something smart to call her. He could just call her Phoebe, like the girl introduced herself as, but he could also play it a bit-tad better and find something funny- Aaaand the pause was too long. He'd better speak now, or doom himself to a night of awkwardness, the girl probably thinking that he'd forgotten her name.
In hopes of not getting to that situation, he just sighed, "I was trying to think of something funny, I swear I know your name." and decided to go honest with it.
"So, miss Phoebe." He finally spoke, returning to his place beside her, now facing the road, and lowering his chances of bumping into someone- or something, "What do you plan to do after this whole ordeal is over? You don't want to go home, right? Are you going to stay at an inn?"
Pocketing his hands, he looked towards her, pure curiosity written on his face.
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