xbriarxrose:
"You’d think that, after all the times I’ve had to chase after you, the doubts would have worn off by now."
Phillip raised an eyebrow as he leaned against a particularly tall boulder, fingertips running along the length of a weathered line in the stone’s surface. If it weren’t for the momentary panic that her sudden disappearances always created (usually consisting of the thoughts ‘oh-for-the-love-of-all-that’s-holy-did-another-fairy-curse-her?’), he wouldn’t have been irritated in the slightest. But he was. More than a tad bit so. Then again, he did understand the need to escape, so that irritation was muted into hues of soft rose rather than flames of crimson.
"Ah, well, we’ve had this conversation." A pause. "I’m just glad you’re alright—and it is lovely here. I can’t blame you."
She could tell he was upset with her, tilting her head to the side slightly she took a small step towards him, an apologetic look on her features. Her pale hand reached out and rested on his arm, giving him a gentle smile she figured it was best to explain.
"The castle is a difficult for me to be in, I grew up in isolation with only fairies and other mythical creatures for company. The minds of humans can be rather startling at times."
Her mind flickered to the memory of a feast she had attended, much to her horror she had seen a roasted pig on the table, whilst this was normal for others she had grown up a vegetarian. At his next statement a smile spread across her lips.
"It is isnt it? Would you like to see the river?"
