The girl's words came softly, arriving in the quieter moments between the rustling, gusts of wind with a natural delicacy that blended fittingly with the humble sounds of the forest's stirring fauna. Andre blinked slowly, his eyes still not detaching themselves from the greyed blanket that lay beyond the entangled greenery above. Clover's sudden comment, that she broke her silence so unexpectedly alone, was enough to cause him to hesitate, uncertain if he had merely mistaken the voices of the other passengers for her; though when her words indeed sank in, it would be the context of which that'd especially catch the blonde hyur by surprise.
Even through his thick hair, the tiny splinters that laced the sun-bleached wood on the back of his seat, on which his head had been resting, managed to cause a prickly sensation as he tilted his head slightly until he found himself looking at the girl as she, in turn, returned his gaze with a gentle smile. He paused for a second as he reflected on her words, a smile of his own eventually following before, shyly, he lowered his gaze down to the caravan floor and then took his glance forward into the direction of the other passengers, his eyes, however, looking beyond them as he searched his thoughts for a fitting reply.
"You..." he tried to speak, though was stopped mid-sentence as a wider and perhaps noticeably-more, embarrassed smile formed over his features. It was not the first time that she had reminded him of that memory - a memory that somehow felt like it had been drawn from a time long past - nor did he believe that dismissing it as something insignificant would work with her. Though, to him it wasn't modesty... at least he didn't believe it to be. It was his duty as a warrior, as a person, to assist; no less than it was of the Wailers of whom had also been present.
"....did more rescuing than I" he finally continued with half a laugh, still struggling to speak freely on the matter. He waited a moment before allowing his sapphire eyes return and meet with Clover's, seeking to quietly assure his sincerity and appreciation with a simple exchange of eye contact. A thought of mild relation crossed his mind as he looked at her; though embarrassed as being indirectly commended had made him, such words would never make it as far as his lips.
Even through his thick hair, the tiny splinters that laced the sun-bleached wood on the back of his seat, on which his head had been resting, managed to cause a prickly sensation as he tilted his head slightly until he found himself looking at the girl as she, in turn, returned his gaze with a gentle smile. He paused for a second as he reflected on her words, a smile of his own eventually following before, shyly, he lowered his gaze down to the caravan floor and then took his glance forward into the direction of the other passengers, his eyes, however, looking beyond them as he searched his thoughts for a fitting reply.
"You..." he tried to speak, though was stopped mid-sentence as a wider and perhaps noticeably-more, embarrassed smile formed over his features. It was not the first time that she had reminded him of that memory - a memory that somehow felt like it had been drawn from a time long past - nor did he believe that dismissing it as something insignificant would work with her. Though, to him it wasn't modesty... at least he didn't believe it to be. It was his duty as a warrior, as a person, to assist; no less than it was of the Wailers of whom had also been present.
"....did more rescuing than I" he finally continued with half a laugh, still struggling to speak freely on the matter. He waited a moment before allowing his sapphire eyes return and meet with Clover's, seeking to quietly assure his sincerity and appreciation with a simple exchange of eye contact. A thought of mild relation crossed his mind as he looked at her; though embarrassed as being indirectly commended had made him, such words would never make it as far as his lips.
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Characters: Andre Winter (Hy'ur) / K'nahli Yohko (Miqo'te)
