Destiney couldn’t help but laugh. Not that his words of him being blinding without a shirt were funny. Merely because she was sure she knew someone who could top him in that. “I bet I have seen someone more blinding then you without a shirt. We do a different beach at the end of each week. Imagine getting to see that once a week. I’m surprised I have any sight left.”
Her easy demeanor faded a bit the closer they got to Wineport. Eyes drifting towards the northeast more then once. Yet she managed to hold onto a smile even if it was not nearly as bright anymore. “Hard to believe it’s been a little over three years since I left here an became who I am today. Though for the better I will admit.”
Riski glanced down at her, not answering immediately. They walked in silence for a little ways before he shook his head, saying, “What is it about three years ago? It seems like everything terrible that happened to most people was either the Calamity, or three years ago.” There wasn’t much humor in the chuckle he couldn’t stop. “We’re all stronger for it, sure, but the timing is just… weird.”
There was a sort of melancholy that was trying to creep in, but Riski shrugged it off. He grinned, skipping ahead again and looking back at her. “Hey, look on the bright side. If you ever want a coeurl kitten, you know where to find one now.”
“Maybe it was something the Twelve had planned in a larger scheme then just individuals. Maybe it is merely the fate of each soul at that time. It is really hard to point a finger at any one answer on the whys of something so complex. There may even be a completely logical answer even if one was to dwell deep enough into the events that happened. Yet something so complex might take years to unravel if one could at all.” The words were mostly to herself though they were in response to Riski’s words. Her brain tumbling over the reasons or possibilities like a puzzle needing solved. She probably would have continued pondering over the answer until Riski skipped ahead of her again.
“Oh I doubt I want a kitten running about my house. I already have a wolf pup and on occasion a dragonet when she is visiting. Adding a kitten to that mix would be absolute chaos.” Destiney laughs brightly as she tries to imagine her house with another pet running about. A cat of all things paired with the wolf and dragonet. No that was one scenario she was not ready to endure.
“Hm, it does sound like you’ve got a pretty full house. I’m something of a cat person, myself.” Riski’s grin softened, but the way his eyes lit up with a wicked gleam was in direct contrast. “Nothing like stroking a happy cat that’s sitting on your lap and purring at you.”
He beckoned to Destiney as they reached the gates of Wineport. “So a wolf pup and a dragonet, huh?”
Destiney couldn’t help but laugh at the look on Riski’s face, blushing softly. Her mind was already making guesses based on that look in his eyes. Though she had a feeling he definitely wasn’t directing that at her. But her mind could definitely make assumptions.
She pushed the thoughts aside as they reached the gates of Wineport and he asked about her own pets. “Tucker and Lady. Tucker is my wolf pup I found abandoned. Lady just seems to like to follow me out of curiosity now that things are less tense between Ishgard and Dragons. She hates being called a pet though. Will bite my ear if I do it. I can’t speak her language but she is very vocal in actions.”
“I’m nowhere near responsible enough to take care of another living creature,” Riski admitted easily with a shake of his head. “A few hours, maybe, if it’s tied up and left in my care, but…” He shrugs. “I can see where some people really enjoy keeping pets for their company and antics.”
He glances over his shoulder at her and lifts his eyebrows. “How did you manage to come across a dragonet? Especially one that doesn’t want to maul your face. I mean, I sure wouldn’t admit to having one that followed me around in Ishgard of all places, relaxed attitudes or not.”
“I don’t mind having a pet. I wouldn’t say I am terribly good at it though. But I couldn’t just let him starve on his own or become prey for some other creature. I have taken a liking to him though. I usually just leave him in the care of my mother a lot of the time. I think it makes her feel like she has kids again.” She smiles fondly at the memory. Introducing Tucker to her mother for the first time. “He likes my mother a lot. I think she spoils him too much though.”
“As far as Lady goes… I actually avoid Ishgard when she is with me. I don’t trust most of them not to try an kill her. She’s been back with her mother for the last couple of months though. I found her in the forelands while doing some freelance work.” Destiney laughs lightly an rubs her right ear. “I thought she was going to take a chunk of my ear off. Lady is very curious an young. I don’t think she had time to build a hate for people yet.”
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