Noctisardor Bypass It's a blood diamond, flawless but for that one thing

if he had not been so stunned by her question, he might have blurted the truth. he might have even thought that meant she did plan to beat him up! he supposed he was even more grateful he had learned how to patch minor wounds but, oh.

she softened and he allowed himself to relax some as well. his guard not entirely down and his position still respectful, but he did not shrink into himself any further.

she was Wylla.

Wylla who wouldn't bite him — hard. Wylla who had sniffed him out and pinned him for the fresh blood he was.

well, i'm Ålesund...and i hope they call me that. his own attempt at humor even if his tone fell a bit flat for that. nervously his eyes drifted away from her and towards the pharmacy, then towards the ground beneath them.

if you're, um, looking for Mahler he's probably up ahead?

he couldn't predict that she of all wolves would know that and also that somebody might come looking for him intentionally.