Ravensblood Forest anytime

Pied's momentary distraction was obvious enough that for a moment Ax believed they might not be alone; her wild glances around made him look hard at her general vicinity (specifically for evidence of a threat given the sharpness of her averted stare). His shoulders coiled, preparing for launch in defense of the little stranger beneath him, but his hasty dismount was halted by a statement so bawdy that he was for an instant rendered speechless.

The femme seemed just as bewildered by the statement as he was. But where her body drew within itself in embarrassment his opened in response. Gales of laughter spilled from his highpoint and he fell back onto his haunches, shoulder drawn back, the stiffening of his forearms trying desperately to keep him from guffawing himself right over the edge of his imaginary throne. "I'm surprised you can!" he wheezed after regaining a bit of control, "this cold weather is not kind to them! I thought perhaps they'd retreated into my body until spring!"

While he had sureness in his step Ariston stood and abandoned his perch...standing at a short distance from his company once they were on even ground. "That was a good one, Sunshine," he said bemusedly. "You just about sent me tumbling to my doom!"