[the only thing that slips out is a non-committal grunt, her brows knitting together as she slides her hands along the length of his fingers. she keeps her touch light, even as she squeezes the padded tips between her thumb and index... and then she slides them further forward, hooking them into his talons as easily as she would jæger's. they certainly put the eagle's to shame, though she wouldn't say it within earshot of the bird. not when he has a flair for the dramatics himself behind closed doors. that had been a side he'd only started to show julian and now... it'll be an adjustment period for everyone. no doubt he'll be even angrier than morga was. is? was? it's not important.
she's so engrossed in what she's doing that she's only half aware of the endearment falling from her lips. somewhere down the line she'd gotten so used to hearing things like it from julian that she started slinging them back. how much was genuine and how much of it was in jest was still unknown, but it's out there.]
You've forgotten who my closest friend is, kära. You're simply... bigger.
[her thumbs run down the smooth surface of each talon, stopping before she reaches the ends of them. back up, down, and then to the tops of his fingers once more. she turns his hand, holding it and inspecting it with nothing but neutral curiosity on her face. everything about it is unfortunate and if she had the power... it'd still be julian's choice, not hers. but it's not the worst thing she's seen. magic took all shapes and forms, and it wasn't uncommon to hear tales of other warriors in other clans taking the form of great beasts in the midst of a fight. they were few, though, and as such were better served to live only in those stories.]
Does it bother you? Having me look at you like this?
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she's so engrossed in what she's doing that she's only half aware of the endearment falling from her lips. somewhere down the line she'd gotten so used to hearing things like it from julian that she started slinging them back. how much was genuine and how much of it was in jest was still unknown, but it's out there.]
You've forgotten who my closest friend is, kära. You're simply... bigger.
[her thumbs run down the smooth surface of each talon, stopping before she reaches the ends of them. back up, down, and then to the tops of his fingers once more. she turns his hand, holding it and inspecting it with nothing but neutral curiosity on her face. everything about it is unfortunate and if she had the power... it'd still be julian's choice, not hers. but it's not the worst thing she's seen. magic took all shapes and forms, and it wasn't uncommon to hear tales of other warriors in other clans taking the form of great beasts in the midst of a fight. they were few, though, and as such were better served to live only in those stories.]
Does it bother you? Having me look at you like this?