King Elk Forest Beautiful Beginnings

ahaha oops sorry!! me dumb

the story he gives is - well, it's lacking, but he's curious anyway. something in the way matteo says in a bad way coupled with the visible scars delight now pays attention to makes him feel uneasy. "why? it looks nice. uh. your.. anyway," he says, voice flustered, grateful as usual for the way the darkness of his own coat obscures his blush. "right, so, yes, i mean. tindómë is based around skills instead of a traditional heirarchy - what sorts of things are you good at? or, um, do you like doing?" 

eyeing the scrawny thing he rules fighting off the list automatically. a shame - with trajan's absence seemingly permanent they could use another warrior, but - well, hell, it's not like delight would know which way was up in a fight. he's a storyteller for elk's sake. "and you're not an eyesore," he adds, belatedly, voice trying for an unaffected casual-ness and failing only slightly, "you just. stick out a little."