Two Eyes Cenote [ap]And so we meet again

Looking forward to a Briar and @Legend reunion. Loosely backdated to party week. <3

Briar stepped outside of the feast hall. Tongue swiping across his jaws after having his fill. Plenty of familiar and exotic morsels having been sampled, he searched for a quieter space to digest. Sidestepping fellahin that attempted to ply him with more food and drink, Briar began to make way to the guest chambers designated for him.

The raucous laughter within the hall echoed through the stone tunnels. Ears twitching, he paused. There was more, wasn't there? His head craned, tipping back and forth to better emphasize what his large ears detected. There was another echo. It was familiar. What was it?


Water.


Running water. He hadn't noticed it before. With the ceremony, the crowded halls, and the loud party space he had not heard it. Yet there it was.

Just where was it?

Ears straining, he followed the sound of the water. It grew louder and louder. Until he stepped into a chamber with a large pool. It reflected the moon. He then looked upwards, to the open air above. He murmured softly to himself, Well would you look at that?

Busy, busy, busy! The party was so busy! She shuffled through halls and the main floor, around many of the drinks and the food on stone platters. It took her forever to get somewhere remotely quiet; though, the pools were still surrounded by wolves in plenty. Fellahin, too, trying for a break! She pit-pattered, pit-pattered, and then---

A paw slammed over Briar's neck. 

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"HELLO!"

She leaned in real close, loud so he'd hear her if he didn't already, tugged him close with a mad tug. Chattering and clinking, ringing and voices loud and proud. Her smile was beaming and toothy. Eyes right on Pisser. 

Was Legend threatening?

"WELL'D YAH LOOK AT THAT! SO MANY PEOPLE, AM I RIGHT? AND THOSE PESKY FELLAHIN, RIGHT? THEY'RE SO PERSISTENT ABOUT OUR HEALTH. YAH HAVIN' FUN?"

Torture was fun.

Curiosity sated, Briar's focus waned. Ears returning to a lax position atop his head and multicolored eyes traveled around the room. Others flitted about still. Less in number but the waterside retreat would not be in isolation should he stay. A thoughtful hum sounded behind tightly pressed lips.

He was deciding if he wanted to stay besides the pool. In the next second a weight rolled into his shoulder. Snaking over his neck and pulling him down. His assailant screeching in his ear.

Wild eyes snapped to his side as he jerked backwards. Hackles rose to turn russet coat into jagged spines. His mouth opened to spew venom.

WHO THE HELL—

Eyes of blue and gold locked with pale gray. Pale gray eyes that bugged out of a familiar sooty face. You! He threw out a forearm to steady the much smaller woman should he have unbalanced her. A dumbfounded expression overtook his anger.

The imp woman.

Ears still ringing, she might have been spouting curses at him. He stared at her, slackjawed, as his heart rate began to level out.

He hadn't seen her during the ceremony. Yet here she was. He shouldn't have been surprised, the guardian woman Zaahira was present after all. And yet he was.

He didn't know yet if he was happy to see her.

But he wasn't unhappy either.

Voice returning, he croaked out a greeting. Hello there! She might have heard the gears turning in his head. I didn't expect to see you. Ah, it's a party I suppose.

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"YAHHH! Me knows, right? Shit bumpin'!" She bumped her head to the groove of thumping feet.

Harassment was fun in moderation. Or none! No one was watching.

And no one would save him.

Her mouth made little, "Nts, nts, nts," to the clicking beat, and then reeled in real close again. "SO! Watcha here for?" She gave him a pause before adding, "drinks, dancers? Declarations of love?"

Briar rescinded his offered arm. Collecting himself, a neutral expression returned to his face. She acted as though a day hadn't passed. Pressing into his space without a care.

It's a larger event than I expected. He conceded, watching her bob in a birdlike manner.

He snorted at her. An incredulous tone to his voice. Declarations of love?

You must be joking.

He stepped around her, moving closer to the pool. He lowered himself to the ground and reached out. Lazily drifting a forepaw across the water's surface.

She followed after him, sat down by his side and beginning to drag her paw across the water as well. Back, forth, back, forth. Swishy-swishy!

Tipsy!

"Hard-ly!" Her face turned to the water, for a moment. All of the voices. She felt frustrated. She did not understand them in this many, and this loud.

Then, she looked to Pisser again. "Wine, fellahin, dancers, declarations of love!" Many in the bedroom chambers. Her head tilted. "None interest?"
But she prompted a question in silence, with her eyes unwavered and centered upon the man, then why are you here?

She needn't have spoken her question. He knew what it was, and he had been asking it of himself. The answer was still unknown, even to him.

Not that he would give her the satisfaction of the honest answer.

It was an open invitation. Are you saying a palace isn't worth a look?

He had not escaped the scrutiny of her gaze. He could feel it fixed upon his skin. He looked to her sidelong.

What makes the answer so important to you? Were you hoping I'd throw myself at your feet at the sight of you or something?

The corner of his lip twitched with a faint hint of a smile A deft flick of his wrist splashed water towards her face. Her eyes were bugging out of her head, he was just making sure they didn't dry out!

What a boring response. Of course a palace was worth the look! What else was he? Stupid? Dumb! Idiot! "Well if you like art or something, maybe," the woman squinted and couldn't wrap her head around sightseeing the palace.
Probably because she had done plenty of it.

Then.

"An offer?!" Slithering her tail rapidly across the floor, the imps eyes lit up and festered with an excited brilliance!