closed 🪶⚡ i'll be the light to lead you home

[garudas]

Who: Cidolfus Telamon & Benedikta Harman.
Status: Closed.
Where: The Roost, The Farplane.
What: Cid and Benedikta move to a new house in the Roost. Event stuff later.
Warnings: The usual. :)

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[garudas]

Of course it is.

[Maybe he should. She will let him carry her for as long as he wants to, but she will say something.]

Are you sure that you want to continue carrying me? I may be tired, but I can walk, you know.

[ramuhs]

As much as I am loathe to release you...

[He glances down at the path.]

I must it admit it may be easier if we walked together.

[garudas]

[Her arms slide away from his shoulders then, awaiting the moment that he places her on her feet again, and the moment that he does, her hand will find his to hold. That small part of her still needs that comfort, a distraction from her wayward thoughts.]

We should start looking for a path down to the cracks... It was closer to the Uncharted, yes?

[ramuhs]

[With their hands together, he'll lead them down that slow walk down the slope.]

Aye, and it looks like we're not too far from it. They said there was some kind of barrier around the place, so if we likely need to go beyond it.

[garudas]

There may be a barrier, but that does not mean we should let our guards down.

[A light squeeze of his hand as she recalls what Lily and Marcus had warned them about.]

The more desperate souls could still find a way past it.

[ramuhs]

That's true. Could already be inside.

[He instinctively pulls her a little closer, though it is hard to imagine such a thing with fields as beautiful as they are below them.]

Just remember if something does happen, we have that talisman they gave us. Use it to get out.

[garudas]

[She pats the front of her coat where she keeps the talisman within reach.]

A bit strange that the souls could even tell the state of us...

[ramuhs]

Aye...a little disconcerting to be sure. But I suppose it makes some sense, too.

[garudas]

[She makes a noise in agreement.]

Well, let us hope that they can also sense that we are a force to be reckoned with. So that we might try to enjoy our time wandering for now.

[For all the feelings that being here provokes, it is still a very beautiful place.]

[ramuhs]

[He smiles at that as his hand squeezes hers before he playfully swings it.]

Only a foolish soul would dare to try.

[When they reach a small gap, he hops across easily and has their hands held stretched out as if to have her jump to him.]

[garudas]

[She grins at him and their hands before she leaps over the gap with him, landing at his side.]

You don't suppose the souls have to eat here, do you? I hadn't thought to bring snacks with us.

[ramuhs]

I doubt it. Where would the food even go?

[A low chuckle as they continue to descend.]

Then again, I thought some places that looked like restaurants or cafes... And I did see fruit trees. Perhaps they use ghostly ingredients and absorb the energy?

[garudas]

[She doesn't want to consider that question.]

I wonder if we could eat them... say, if we plucked a peach from a tree...

[As her eyes start to wander.]

[ramuhs]

[A wry grin.]

Wasn't there a story that if you eat something from the underworld you are then trapped and must stay in it?

[A mischievous grin as he leans towards her.]

I'd be careful what you eat here, my dear.

[garudas]

[She whirls her gaze around to him.]

What? Where did they say that?

[A light bristle, and she shakes her head.]

... Well, no matter. A good thing we are not in the underworld, but I can manage to hold off. Though, they should not make their food here look so appetizing if they do not wish for undead souls to be caught up in here.

[ramuhs]

[He can't help but laugh at that.]

If I had known it would be so easy to capture you through your stomach I would have left out food for you before.

[garudas]

What, like I am some kind of rabbit to be lured in and trapped with food?

[She snorts.]

I think not.

[ramuhs]

Should I try it one day? Leave something out at the Roost and see if you can't resist?

[garudas]

[She swats him.]

And then what do you plan to do with me after that!?

[ramuhs]

[A more wicked grin as he leans in closer.]

I wonder.

[Though she probably can get an idea.]

[garudas]

[He gets a nudge back with her shoulder when he leans in, her chin dipping away from him.]

At least now I know not to fall for any traps around the Roost, lest I be snared by a big, frightening bear.

[It's her turn to hop over a gap next, some coral steps reaching up to meet them on the other side, and just like he had done before, she lifts their hands and offers to catch him when he follows.

And she is far too caught up in taking in everything else that she does not sense that they are being followed...]

[ramuhs]

Now who said he would be frightening?

[He'll watch her leap ahead before he grins.]

Perhaps he just wants to—

[And jump!]

Cuddle!

[When he lands, his arms wrap around her for a "bear hug."]

[garudas]

[She sputters when he suddenly takes her into his arms, and those that are nearby turn to look at them. Not that she is paying them any attention, nor can she, with how she seems to fit so snugly into his arms. Her own go around him in response, all instinctive at this point, and she breathes out a laugh against his chest as she tries to regain her balance.]

You know you do not need to set a trap for that.

[ramuhs]

No, but I do enjoy keeping you on your toes.

[A low, rumbling laugh as he gazes down at her before stealing a quick kiss and then letting her go.]

[garudas]

[Ah, she silently mourns the loss of his arms around her... And she steps after him as she shakes her hair back into place.]

I'd argue that it is your greatest skill... You are aging me faster than I can keep up with.

[They arrive on another small ridge made up of one very large coral that overlooks the other direction from the city, and with a glance at him, she squeezes his hand and tugs him along, pausing at the edge of it to get a good look at where they are.]