forum The Siren and the Chimera (with @Dances_with_Shadows)

Started April 12, 2019 by @PrettyLittlePyro

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Tempest glanced at him. "I feel a bit bad for you, Your Oldness. How do you ever survive?"

He shrugged. "I guess I've just had no reason to have fun. Too busy watching over Leon and Levi."

"Well, what about now? You're not watching them."

He offered her a half smile. "No, I'm hanging out with you."

Tempest laughed slightly. "No, I mean how do you ever manage being apart from them if they're always getting into trouble?"

Lance tilted his head as he thought about it. "Well, they're currently busy with staying in Hera's good graces and entertaining all of the gods and demigods. And Aurae's there, so that helps."

Tempest made a face. "I don't like Hera, and Aurae is messed up."

He opened his mouth to say something, then closed it again. "Aurae… has her own coping mechanisms to her past that might come across as such to most."

"I feel bad for her though," Tempest said quietly. "What it must be like."

He tilted his head. "What do you mean? 'What it must be like'?"

Tempest shrugged. "Long story." What she meant by that was that she didn't want to talk about it.

He nodded. "Understandable. Anyway… What do you enjoy doing? Since I'm such a bore."

"Well, I don't know if I enjoy it, but I'm good at singing."

He nodded. "Because you're a siren–that kinda comes with the territory. Your voice is beautiful, by the way. But what do you like to do?"

"Read, go for walks. Boring stuff."

"At least you have things you enjoy doing," he pointed out.

"True." She flashed him a mock hurt look. "And you don't enjoy doing this?"

He smiled at her. "On the contrary. I'm enjoying it immensely."

"Me too."

"Anything else you want to do today to avoid a cranky Hera?"

"Well, we could go for a walk."

He nodded. "Sounds good."

Tempest stood. "Come on. I have a great place."

Lance raised a brow but stood as well. "Oh? And will you allow me the privilege of knowing what this place is?"

She shook her head, a small smile on her face. "No. But I think you'll like it." She held out her hand, not realizing what she was doing. "Come on."