Deepwood Weald I hopelessly, helplessly, wonder why

He's a mess. We should have another thread soon, though. <3

Rian pinned his ears at Maude's scrutinizing gaze, and turned to walk away. She remarked something bold once more. He felt defeated, sad, and anxious; torn between the desire to apologize for his oddities, and run far, far away from her. "We should at least tell Ondine." The boy rumbled discontently, not looking back at the scruffy pirate. "If you wanna stay here and wait for them, don't let me stop you. I'm gonna let her know about it." 

Whether or not he'd actually follow-through with that was an entirely different matter. The earthen boy picked up his feet and darted away, out from the woods, and back towards Neverwinter. It was cowardly, perhaps, to leave Maude but he felt as if his mind and heart were ready to explode. He ran without a heading, into the abyss again.