B O N D U R A N T
He listed to her in silence, his chin tilted toward the sky taking in everything she spoke. She may well be making every word of it up, but regardless he listened. As she spoke on he strained to see what she detailed amongst the stars, the shapes that stood out so brilliantly here with the lack of ambient light. If they were in a city, if he knew what such a thing was, he wouldn’t stand a chance of seeing such things. As it was the clearing in the Forest provided the perfect setting and with much effort he managed to discern the patterns amongst the stars.
The star named Venus was easier to pick out, nestled within the crescent moon grasp. It twinkled brilliantly against the black backdrop and for some reason it made him sad. He noted that Fayte had finished speaking some time ago and shook his head, attempting to,merely shrug off the feeling that had now overwhelmed him. Quickly he cleared his throat before looking over to her. “No, you don’t sound crazy,” he said quietly, “You sound purty wise to me.” Wiser than he ever hoped to be.
He shifted his weight, settling into a more comfortable posture though his hears constantly flicked around searching for any noise that was out of place. “How did you learn all this?” Surely wherever she came from was a refined place. What brought her to the Forest he could not imagine.
male // andalusian mix // seventeen.one // seven // bay pintaloosa [Ee/Aa/TT/LPlp] // riley
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