She regards him calmly, head tipping gently to one side as she shifts to balance on one hoof. He, an explorer as he was, lived dangerously. She knew him well, for there where times where he indeed flirted with death, so close but so far from the embrace of Kindred. She’d kept an eye on him. But then again, when did she not?
“I have only arrived just a little bit ago.” She replied. “I’ve never been to parties. What I bring causes only mourning.”
⋆ — There were legends he’d run across — many, of course, but what was most intriguing was when they lined up. Years ago he’d been researching a god of war, but even as his head cants and his eyes blink with a childish sort of innocence, Ezreal is trying to figure out where he’d seen her before, if at all. The wind ruffles his hair, and calloused palms lean back against the balcony railing. The epitome of relaxation.
“Never too soon to enjoy yourself,” he offers, but his tone is distant now, and thoughtful. Flat teeth bite down on the corner of his lip for just a moment. “—Dare I ask what it is you bring?”