Though it took a few moments, the incessant growling of his stomach would not let him pass up this offer. So far they hadn't tried to kill him, and this was good. Alas, maybe they poisoned the food, he considered, but at the same rate they had begun to eat it themselves. So it couldn't be! Yes. This food was good and safe. Extending his arm, he took a bit, then began to nibble at it.
Ears perked and wiggled as each spoke. Eva had even thrown away her weapon as a sign of peace. It did help! Their efforts were not in vain, as they could probably see the tension in his shoulders slowly but surely drop, his posture becoming a little more relaxed. Perhaps not everyone was exactly like his mother had described. Maybe. He would have to inspect this beyond just this evening, of course.
It seemed the majority of them either lived in Gridania- or in the forest about it, in Manari's case- except for Aysun, who spoke up about it just at the end. "Where do you come from?" he tilted his head. He'd learned about the other city-states, of course, but had never traveled outside of this forest. Not even /inside/ to Gridania. Just the forests. "What's it like?" he added, eyes wide with a childlike curiosity.
Ears perked and wiggled as each spoke. Eva had even thrown away her weapon as a sign of peace. It did help! Their efforts were not in vain, as they could probably see the tension in his shoulders slowly but surely drop, his posture becoming a little more relaxed. Perhaps not everyone was exactly like his mother had described. Maybe. He would have to inspect this beyond just this evening, of course.
It seemed the majority of them either lived in Gridania- or in the forest about it, in Manari's case- except for Aysun, who spoke up about it just at the end. "Where do you come from?" he tilted his head. He'd learned about the other city-states, of course, but had never traveled outside of this forest. Not even /inside/ to Gridania. Just the forests. "What's it like?" he added, eyes wide with a childlike curiosity.
