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Started August 06, 2020 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

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"Yeah…" Rowan huddled a little closer and yawned. "We're always a little worried… there's lots of bad things happening on the news."

Matthew shook his head slightly, tucking Rowan under his chin as they talked.
"It's not like that here. You rarely here about anything bad happening, and it's usually only accidents."

Rowan nodded a bit as he yawned again. "Mm… you always hear about school shootings and murders and terrorism stuff and all sorts of things… I try not to watch the news too much because it usually just upsets me."

Matthew's arms tightened around Rowan a bit, the best tucked safely away between them.
"I…" He shook his head. He didn't even have the words for this.

"That's the kind of stuff that my society is desensitized to… I just wish there was more I could do about it."

Matthew tucked his wings tightly around them both, eyes closed a moment as he processed.
"I just… I'm sorry, but there are a lot of fucked up humans…"

"I know… there really are…" Rowan sighed shakily with his eyes closed as well. "And I don't have the means to do anything about it."

Matthew gently rubbed Rowan's back, hearing the shake in his voice.
"You can be a good person," Matthew said gently. "You didn't give in, or change yourself."

"I guess so…" Rowan sighed again as he huddled up against Matthew. "B-But hey, I could get away from it all by moving here…"

"You can…" Matthew nuzzled Rowan's head a bit, eyes closing again. "Goodnight, Rowan," he finally said, tired.

"G'night, Matthew…" Rowan yawned and soon drifted off to sleep in Matthew's arms, still a bit shaky.

Matthew held Rowan close as the man trembled, eventually falling asleep.

Rowan was still asleep in the morning when Matthew awoke, the nest held securely in his arms.

Matthew was quiet for a bit, laying with Rowan. Finally, he started to pull away a bit, careful of Rowan and the nest.

Rowan stirred a bit when Matthew moved, but stayed asleep for the time being, keeping the nest safely near himself.

Matthew stoked the fire back up to make breakfast. They hadn't had the berries last night as planned, so he did them for breakfast, humming slightly as the sweet scent filled the camp.

Rowan stirred again a few minutes later and opened his eyes. He yawned a bit, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. "…Matthew…?"

Matthew looked over when he heard his name, smiling.
"Good morning, Rowan! I'm making breakfast now, it's almost done." He hummed softly, offering a smile that was sweeter than the smell of the berries.

"Mm… you're awfully chipper for this early in the morning…" Rowan yawned again and moved over to join Matthew by the fire.

"Yes, I suppose so." Matthew chuckled a bit. "How are the eggs?" he slid the berries onto two slices of bread, offering one to Rowan.

"I think they're doing alright. They move around sometimes. I think they might hatch soon." Rowan smiled softly and accepted the bread from Matthew.

Matthew grinned brightly, looking down a the eggs.
"They'll probably hatch in an hour or two!" He looked up at Rowan. Egg hatching were always a big deal in his village. It seemed that excitement had carried over to the birds, too.

"Hopefully! We're definitely gonna have to stop when they start hatching. I wanna make sure everything goes smoothly."

Matthew nodded.
"I'll gather up some food for them before we leave. They'lll be hungry." Matthew smiled as he ate, watching the eggs a moment.

Rowan nodded a bit and rested his head on Matthew's arm. "Yeah… what's the easiest way to feed them?" He asked.