Horizon Ridge checking in
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Ragnar tucked the dangerous and stupid thoughts of offering a polygamy relationship deftly away as he studied Nerian from afar, waiting for her to turn around and acknowledge him. Perhaps the Priestess’ confession of love had merely been a panicked response to her fear of Váli, or perhaps it had been because in some twisted form she had missed Ragnar; maybe, he considered, she hadn’t meant it at all. She turned to face him then, speaking his name how he had spoken her title. “You were looking for me.” It hadn’t been a question as it left the Viking’s lips but rather a statement. Peering inside the still in progress rendezvous den made it clear she was looking for him — or so this was how Ragnar chose to see it. She could have easily been looking for someone else but considering his was the only scent that hung on the den he doubted that was a viable possibility.

Ragnar’s eyes took in Nerian’s face as he drew closer to her, closing the previously wide gap of distance he had left between them. It was the familiar, stoic mask he had came to know and grow equally as frustrated by over the months of keeping her as his captive. She never spoke her mind, never showed her true feelings and when she did it was gone within a hairsbreadth of a moment. Ragnar couldn’t stand it, following the mind set that if she spoke what she thought and showed what she felt that maybe things wouldn’t be so damned complicated. Instead, she led the once Jarl on this bread crumb trail of riddles and guessing games. And maybe that was her intrigue to him. She was a puzzle. Every time Ragnar thought he finally had her figured out under her façade she threw him a curve ball that threw him back to square one. Wrong and frustrated all over again.

Though the wounds the bear had left had healed there was a small, sickening sort of ache on his hip/hind leg where the creature’s claw marks had torn open the flesh; reminding Ragnar that he had gotten them because he had let his attention waver at Nerian’s appearance on the scene. It reminded him that he had been concerned for her — which currently wasn’t helping anything.

He had stopped, making sure there was still some distance between them, turning his attention to the den she indicated towards suspicious that it was the true reason she had wanted to see him. She came to find him, after this time to tell him she had finished her den? “It is familiar,” Was all Ragnar remarked before he turned his attention back to her. It reminded him a little too much of the pack he had stolen Nerian from, them with their strange, nameless God and their strange dens. He did not ask how she moved the heavy stones, figuring that she couldn’t have done it on her own and realizing that he didn’t care to know who had helped her. He only knew that it hadn’t been him. “Is that all you wanted to tell me, Priestess?” He asked her, dubiously, letting it open for her to either confess or continue on with what he assumed was a lie, which was ironic considering he was fairly certain her God didn’t like liars. Patiently, the Viking waited.

Messages In This Thread
checking in - by Nerian - June 07, 2014, 05:24 PM
RE: checking in - by Ragnar - June 08, 2014, 12:39 PM
RE: checking in - by Nerian - June 08, 2014, 06:59 PM
RE: checking in - by Ragnar - June 09, 2014, 07:22 AM
RE: checking in - by Nerian - June 10, 2014, 07:59 PM
RE: checking in - by Ragnar - June 11, 2014, 07:51 AM
RE: checking in - by Nerian - June 14, 2014, 12:06 PM
RE: checking in - by Ragnar - June 15, 2014, 08:25 AM
RE: checking in - by Nerian - June 17, 2014, 05:12 PM
RE: checking in - by Ragnar - June 18, 2014, 07:08 AM
RE: checking in - by Nerian - June 23, 2014, 09:09 PM
RE: checking in - by Ragnar - June 24, 2014, 07:38 AM
RE: checking in - by Nerian - June 25, 2014, 12:27 AM
RE: checking in - by Ragnar - June 25, 2014, 07:57 AM
RE: checking in - by Nerian - June 25, 2014, 07:10 PM