It hadn’t registered when the announcement came.
She was positively certain they had said the wrong name, brow furrowing in confusion as they repeated it, eyes catching people moving to hug her in congratulations, but the penny still didn’t drop. She dumbly accepted thanks wholly unaware what she’d be named, searching the small band of wellwishers for familiar, trusted faces who could explain. Ruth was almost as dumbfounded as her, jaw hanging open and scrambling back into a wry grin, eventually laughing and then asking if that meant he could keep her cottage. She’d be moving, surely.
That finally shook her out of some dissociation. A familiar right hook struck the blonde from seemingly nowhere, quickly followed by a frank warning that he needed to behave. Her head still twisted and turned, a familiar cloak and hood missing as the group dwindled to just her, Ruth and a number of the healers and underlings Megara had been working alongside.
“This calls for celebration!” announced Ruth, “One drink for Madam Meg. We can’t have Arlathan’s First Lady dancing in the streets.”
But it happened. Between Sylaise’s encouragement and Megara tempering her own shock, more than one pint was imbued. Ruth had kept an eye on her as best he could, but by either distraction or indulging in a sneaky snort or two of lyrium, he had lost track of her until hearing the commotion. Shit. Nairn might hit him, but at least she was enjoying herself? She wasn’t crying about it at least.
Regardless, there was someone staring too closely for his liking as she was… dancing. Or what Meg thought was dancing. There was lots of jumping and flinging of arms to the bard's tune. Ruth chuckled. It was peculiar to him how such a clumsy and inherently unrefined elf had pulled it off. Yet, those eyes were still lingering and he was about to kick off from the wall he was leaning against to sort it. But then a familiar shadow slipped into view and as usual, Megara remained unaware of him until she turned into him on a wobbly spin. [color=#008e02]"Wheeeeeeere have you beeeeen?!"[/color]
She was positively certain they had said the wrong name, brow furrowing in confusion as they repeated it, eyes catching people moving to hug her in congratulations, but the penny still didn’t drop. She dumbly accepted thanks wholly unaware what she’d be named, searching the small band of wellwishers for familiar, trusted faces who could explain. Ruth was almost as dumbfounded as her, jaw hanging open and scrambling back into a wry grin, eventually laughing and then asking if that meant he could keep her cottage. She’d be moving, surely.
That finally shook her out of some dissociation. A familiar right hook struck the blonde from seemingly nowhere, quickly followed by a frank warning that he needed to behave. Her head still twisted and turned, a familiar cloak and hood missing as the group dwindled to just her, Ruth and a number of the healers and underlings Megara had been working alongside.
“This calls for celebration!” announced Ruth, “One drink for Madam Meg. We can’t have Arlathan’s First Lady dancing in the streets.”
But it happened. Between Sylaise’s encouragement and Megara tempering her own shock, more than one pint was imbued. Ruth had kept an eye on her as best he could, but by either distraction or indulging in a sneaky snort or two of lyrium, he had lost track of her until hearing the commotion. Shit. Nairn might hit him, but at least she was enjoying herself? She wasn’t crying about it at least.
Regardless, there was someone staring too closely for his liking as she was… dancing. Or what Meg thought was dancing. There was lots of jumping and flinging of arms to the bard's tune. Ruth chuckled. It was peculiar to him how such a clumsy and inherently unrefined elf had pulled it off. Yet, those eyes were still lingering and he was about to kick off from the wall he was leaning against to sort it. But then a familiar shadow slipped into view and as usual, Megara remained unaware of him until she turned into him on a wobbly spin. [color=#008e02]"Wheeeeeeere have you beeeeen?!"[/color]
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