The Tangle [M] And roar beside the lions thinking how is it so easy

Ashlar didn't fully understand what she wanted from him yet. He accompanied her song, but the meaning that lay under it escaped him for the moment. He felt the instinctual draw, the uptick in his pulse, but he would never be the type to initiate. Ashlar rarely took - he only gave.

It was hard to turn away from the unhappy circumstances that would surely follow him home but he managed to. As he returned her melody again he let the worries fall away so that he could enjoy and fully invest himself in at least making her happy. Perhaps Augur would forgive him if he smoothed things over here.

It never crossed his innocent mind that jealousy might make things worse instead.

Ashlar was also oblivious to the fanfiction that Chacal crafted around his and Augur's misunderstanding. He bounced and sang a few more notes, trying to regain the atmosphere of before, but his inexperience was clear. If Ashlar was the one expected to make the first move, he would likely be fated to be childless.