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❝Let the soul leave
before the wind sears
You upon the hollow belly
with its nails so keen
shaped by the volcano’s obsidian
raised drinking glass❞
【ɗιαƖσgυє cσƖσя:#68228B ♙ тнσυgнт cσƖσя #BF5FFF】
Niall sighed as he walked forward one step at a time. He hated winter. Winter was the worst time of year and it was the only time he really hated traveling. It sucked sleeping out in the open regardless, but now it was much colder, and the ground would have snow on it soon. It was also easier to catch your death out here. Not to mention wind whipping at you. All in all, the thought of sleeping out here made him sick. They were going to have to take up lodgings somewhere to keep warm and do something in town to earn their keep. They had enough money to spare for at least a month's stay somewhere cheap but that wouldn't be enough. He hated the idea but maybe he was going to have to sell his skill as a fortuneteller at the next town for a while. Keisuke... he wasn't sure what Keisuke would be able to do.
The young seer glanced back at his companion when he mentioned carrying Eos and gave a nod. He whistled but he didn't really have to. She was already coming towards him. He extended his arm for her but instead of settling there, she decided to perch on his shoulder. She always did like sitting there. He smiled as the young bird nuzzled his face to express her devotion. She really had wormed close to his heart. He never thought that this would be his lot in life; having a Phoenix and a man like Keisuke as his companions. He sighed to himself as he began walking towards the next town.
That was the main thing bugging him to be honest. The town they were coming up towards... this had been his home once upon a time. He was sure his family still lived here and he hadn't traveled in this direction ever since he ran away. He hadn't even realized he was coming towards it until they passed the last town. When he had been a child, he hadn't really cared about the names of other villages and towns that he passed in his bid to escape his fate and now it was too late to turn back. The first heavy snow would be upon them before they could reach the previous town. His little village was their only saving grace.
And if that wasn't bad enough, he was beginning to think Keisuke was going to leave him soon. He kept sneaking off to do something. His excuses were lame and he was really getting worried. Had he done something to upset the man? Was he really pissed off at him for finding a cure for that bruising ailment of his? Did Keisuke really want to die? Niall's grip tightened on his bag and little Eos cooed to him and nipped his ear as if to get his mind off his troubles. He flinched and shrugged his shoulder, causing her to flap her wings to adjust her balance. Niall kept thinking that maybe...maybe he had done Keisuke a disservice by helping him and forcing him to live. It was obvious Keisuke hated his power and what it forced him to do. Would Niall eventually come to hate him to? He didn't want Keisuke to hate him.
When Keisuke called out to him then and stopped walking, Niall turned to face him a bit confused. His eyes widened when he saw the necklace the man presented to him. He was shocked. This is what he had been doing when he ran off? He had been carving him this bird to make him happy again? Niall's lips quirked a moment before he broke into a full on smile and picked up the necklace from his companion.
"For me? You made this? It is beautiful," he answered and caressed the carving. No one had ever given him a gift like this. it wasn't perfect but it was obvious Keisuke had put in a lot of thought and time into this. He quickly put it on then and looked down to see where it hung against his jacket. He caressed it again before he looked over at Keisuke and gave him a hug; the first hug he had ever given someone in ages. "Thank you. I really like it." Eos cooed even as she was displaced thanks to the sudden hug and flew around the two in her happiness. She felt Niall's joy to.