It was an interesting dynamic to learn about as it unfolded before him in such a way that had him incredibly curious. As an outsider there were things that some could find alarming, but with the long war that was thirty years gone had changed the way he felt and thought. Nor did he want to cause any issues for himself, mainly, but also for his friend River. Whatever that may be he wasn’t even sure himself. He’d shift his focus on the husband and towards the name he didn’t recognize.
A wendigo, not something he’s run into very often out in the wild himself, but it didn’t surprise him that they kept him the way they did. Picking up entirely on the slip of the word, a small smirk formed at the corners of his lips. “Too bad he isn’t here.” He hummed, although who they found instead was proving to be entirely entertaining to him. It was bound to happen eventually. “Don’t think that’s a bad idea at all, River. Prove myself further, no?”
Quicker than a flash did River have Syd’s attention after that slip up of his. No words were needed for the tribrid to know that his wife had been outright lying the second the words left his mouth thanks to their link. It appeared not everything had changed since the two of them had separated, River was still bad at blocking Syd out as he had always been. Still, he said nothing and chose to save it for later when Ember wasn’t around.
“A phoenix, huh? You sure know how to pick ‘em, don’t you, babe?” He tossed a knowing smile River’s way. Syd knew it wasn’t intentional but he still found it amusing that his friend happened to be the wendigo’s favorite type of meat. Just because his species had changed didn’t mean his taste for phoenixes had too. But the situation only became even more hilarious to him when River suggested going on a hunt, beginning to wonder if there really was an ulterior motive to his wife’s friendship with Ember. “Oh, you’ll need to do more than show off your hunting skills to impress me, darlin’,” Syd said with a forced smile.
River’s eyes narrowed as his husband spoke, already knowing his train of thought with those words. This was exactly why he had been careful not to tell Syd about Ember and now that the phoenix was in his sights he worried if Ember would be able to escape a nasty fate. He was unused to having friends, or actually caring if anything happened to them beyond whatever he needed them for. The fact that the reaper cared would only make matters worse.
“After the festivities are over we could find a new mark. I’m sure it wouldn’t be too suspicious if ‘Master Caz’ spent a bit of time away from the castle after an exhausting event.” River leaned closer until he could bump shoulders with Syd, reaching out to grab his arm lightly as if he could somehow hold him back. “You don’t need to prove yourself Ember. You’ve saved my ass enough times to prove how capable you are.”
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