Redtail Rise [m] bolero

surprising me too! havin an awakening here ^^

doin a baby timeskip

When Ratio looked back, Ashlar saw the same thing that he had seen when Chacal did nights ago. It brought that same new sense forward, a confidence he'd only ever really displayed when he sang. Driven forward, he led Ratio through the same steps, taking care not to cross where he shouldn't.

The start may have been the same but the experience was not. In the moment he was not thinking of anything else, but after, Ashlar found he didn't even want to compare them. It felt wrong to draw them like competition when both had been so special, and so important, in so many different ways. Chacal was a kindred spirit and a warm guide. Ratio was a surprise in every sense of the word, new and still somehow familiar.

After he felt like he knew both less and more. Ashlar nosed the other man's cheek with a smile, then leaned and let his head rest against his shoulder. His heart was still pounding, but he felt more fulfilled than he had ever thought possible. It should have been strange to have two encounters so swiftly, and his mind did touch on that, but the bard found he didn't care. He had room to spare for both. He could worry about what all of this truly meant another time.