King Elk Forest bittersweet

he grinned when she took yet another step forward, and he couldn't help but just feel a bit smug when he caught sight of the smile etched on her lips. the grin shifted into a amused smirk when she opened her maw and laughed; it was a beautiful sound, and archer chuckled softly to himself, glad that he'd been able to help her open up a bit, and allow her to feel at ease. "aww," archer lowered his head to lick at his ruffled chest fur, before he lifted his head and winked at her, "i'm hot now, am i?" the lopsided smile came back, and he laughed again. he knew for a fact that he wasn't hot, and while it'd bothered him before, he didn't really care anymore.
"that's fine then," he lifted a shoulder in a shrug. "i'm a good hunter and fighter, so i think i qualify. plus," archer grinned and shifted his weight, "hideaway strath is a nice name. i think i'll like to join," he took a step forward, his demeanour casually confident, an easy smile on his lips, "after all, you'll be there, won't you?" he teased. he'd never been particularly good-looking, but he had a certain sort of charm that drew others towards him, though, to be honest, he'd never really paid attention to it.
"it would be a pretty boring place, wouldn't it?" archer murmured thoughtfully and grinned, tilting his head to the sky. "hey," he looked at her, smiling brightly, "grace, yeah? wanna go on an adventure before you take me to meet your leader?"