Emberwood come on over to my place

Her smile fueled his, and Kukulkan fell right into stride with his little shadow as the two of them tread the edges between the woods and the wilds. Though he knew it wasn't actually the case, there seemed to be a bit more warmth between the two as they walked, the freezing temperatures surrounding them meaning little. He chalked it up to radiating body heat and little else.

With one signal he followed, his smile weakening for a second out of curiosity but quickly returning as she mentioned a rather exciting proposition. "Ah hell yeah that sounds fuckin' amazin'!" Lips split wide, exposing teeth in a grin of genuine thrill of the idea.

"Where ya goin'? What're we doin'?" A thousand questions buzzed in his mind as he found himself with an extra bounce in his step. Everything seemed to be flowing well, in his favor, with adventure around the corner and the promise of an outcome for his efforts. Gods knew what new regions he could explore, what fascinating peoples he could come across and pick their brains about. What more could he want?

Yet there was still something amiss.

"Why?" This time more quiet, more thoughtful.
She did not seem nearly as enthusiastic as he...

@Bhediya