・ ° ❅ —— @niftytrees / / 𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐃 .
❝ hey , it’s okay , ❞ nicholas runs his fingers over chestnut’s nose, his free hand tying him onto the trunk of the nearest tree. blue eyes look into blue eyes, calming his horse down before he looks at the cabin he’s been working on. it wasn’t in the best shape when he found it, but the more effort he put into it, the better it looked. the man reaches into his pockets, pulls out a cookie, finishes most of it off in 3 bites, giving the last one to chestnut, before he heaves several pieces of wood into his arms for the fireplace.
there’s a bit of a tune he’s humming into the woods, something classic created in the kingdom, but it’s halted as soon as he turns, sees rudolph standing several feet in front of him. one piece of lumber falls, and then nick drops the rest, flinching a bit away from the pile. ❝ how did you... ❞ stupid question- rudy’s the head of the royal guard, nick’s personal security. he should have known the man couldn’t be fooled by the decoy nick had sent. ❝ i’m not going back , ❞ he finally sighs, brows creasing in thought. ❝ i refuse . ❞