breathe in [IC joining]

Just tacking an ending post on this so that it's at 10 posts and so that it can be used for EXP. :-)

The girl crossed over into the borders of Stavanger Bay, and caught up to him when he paused for her. There was no point in giving a tour if he took off before the other was ready, after all. She offered him a smile but it was not something that the blood sick and weary Jarl could return at the current moment. He had little reason to smile these days, despite that he at least had his health, his love, his pack and one of his three children. It was better than nothing, and despite how he felt inside Ragnar was grateful for what he had. It was just that when turmoil hit him and his family it usually ended up in a giant shit storm of horrible events. It wasn't Aemilia's fault, however and it was this that Ragnar attempted to keep in mind when he offered her a soft tug of his lips upwards. Not quite a smile, but not a smirk, either. Without another word he began the tour, speaking only to point out landmarks to her, or to speak the name of the sections of territories within the pack lands so she might better familiarize herself with her new home.