Andre offered the girl an appreciative smile as she seemed to read into his discomfort with the topic and moved away from the subject. Humble. That was surely how Clover viewed him; though that was but a convenient answer to his personal feelings on such matters. His blue eyes wandered down toward the floor for a moment in consideration before he then allowed himself to lean back into his seat. The cool, morning breeze glanced over his face as he did so, teasing his eyes to a close and bestowing a returning sense of comfort within the male.
"It was... truly" he replied.
Interaction among the caravan's participants seemed to quickly grow as a young and curious miqo'te struggled to retain his own excitement for making it as far as Gridania. Unveiling his sapphire irises, Andre diverted his gaze outside of the caravan once more as he, in part, feigned an interest in the world that lay outside. He couldn't help but listen in on the conversation that was occurring among the other passengers - for certain aspects felt a little too familiar for his own sense of comfort. His smile slowly faded now, bringing about a more neutral expression as he looked on past Clover, turning his head conveniently enough as he dared listen in, curiously, as though the innocent chatter had any real relevance to him.
"Woah....woah!!" a male voice called suddenly yet soothingly from near the front of the caravan as the carriage drew to an eventual stop. Snapping out of his idle state, Andre turned his attention toward the front of the caravan, the source of the voice however, remaining out of sight for the moment. Without needing to study their surroundings too carefully, he could already tell that they were still a distance off from Gridania - so why stop here? Some faint mutterings could be heard from ahead as the driver quietly cursed his own luck before plopping down from his seat and landing in the leaf-littered path with a soft crunch. Leaning back further in his seat so that he may get a better view, Andre peered out toward the male as he strode begrudgingly toward them with his face turned down toward the ground as though attempting to hide his disgruntled expression.
"Is everything alright?" Andre asked with uncertainty, his gaze briefly swapping to the man and then to the front of the caravan once more in an attempt to discern the issue.
"E-yeah... sorry folks, but it seems that a bit of debris has scattered down across the path" the man explained while scratching the back of his head irritatedly. Andre followed the man's gesture as he nodded toward the hill that lay adjacent to the path, suggesting that the debris had sourced from there.
"If ye don' mind then I'd appreciate if ye'd give me a hand clearing it."
Andre blinked as he gave himself a moment for the driver's words to sink in, his mind still partially distracted by all of the talks of Ul'dah. Blinking again, the young male stood up from his seat and turned forward, stealing a quick glance about the caravan and smiling lightly at his fellow passengers in encouragement before turning back to the driver and offering him a firm nod in reply.
"It was... truly" he replied.
Interaction among the caravan's participants seemed to quickly grow as a young and curious miqo'te struggled to retain his own excitement for making it as far as Gridania. Unveiling his sapphire irises, Andre diverted his gaze outside of the caravan once more as he, in part, feigned an interest in the world that lay outside. He couldn't help but listen in on the conversation that was occurring among the other passengers - for certain aspects felt a little too familiar for his own sense of comfort. His smile slowly faded now, bringing about a more neutral expression as he looked on past Clover, turning his head conveniently enough as he dared listen in, curiously, as though the innocent chatter had any real relevance to him.
"Woah....woah!!" a male voice called suddenly yet soothingly from near the front of the caravan as the carriage drew to an eventual stop. Snapping out of his idle state, Andre turned his attention toward the front of the caravan, the source of the voice however, remaining out of sight for the moment. Without needing to study their surroundings too carefully, he could already tell that they were still a distance off from Gridania - so why stop here? Some faint mutterings could be heard from ahead as the driver quietly cursed his own luck before plopping down from his seat and landing in the leaf-littered path with a soft crunch. Leaning back further in his seat so that he may get a better view, Andre peered out toward the male as he strode begrudgingly toward them with his face turned down toward the ground as though attempting to hide his disgruntled expression.
"Is everything alright?" Andre asked with uncertainty, his gaze briefly swapping to the man and then to the front of the caravan once more in an attempt to discern the issue.
"E-yeah... sorry folks, but it seems that a bit of debris has scattered down across the path" the man explained while scratching the back of his head irritatedly. Andre followed the man's gesture as he nodded toward the hill that lay adjacent to the path, suggesting that the debris had sourced from there.
"If ye don' mind then I'd appreciate if ye'd give me a hand clearing it."
Andre blinked as he gave himself a moment for the driver's words to sink in, his mind still partially distracted by all of the talks of Ul'dah. Blinking again, the young male stood up from his seat and turned forward, stealing a quick glance about the caravan and smiling lightly at his fellow passengers in encouragement before turning back to the driver and offering him a firm nod in reply.
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Characters: Andre Winter (Hy'ur) / K'nahli Yohko (Miqo'te)
