forum One-On-One

Started November 25, 2018 by @Meow

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Rush huffed at her over his shoulder and didn’t respond. Just walked to one of the back exits.

“You already hate me don’t you?” Damnit, why the heck are you socializing with someone Isabella!

Rush pushed open the doors once he reached them and started to walk, humming in response to her question. It was a wonderously windy day.

And this is why you don’t socialize and go into the outside world. She sighed. She pulled her hair to one shoulder and held it with a hand to keep it from blowing into her face.

Rush paused for her at the large fountain in the gardens. “Do you have anything… heavier that you can wear?”

“Ummm . . .” She trailed off in thought. “Yeah actually, I do,”

Rush nodded. “Good. Cuz the more we travel north, the colder it’ll get.”

“As one would guess . . .” She said. Serena should be on this quest, not me . . . Isabella thought, remembering her best friend.

Rush scowled at her and continued walking. She thinks she can get witty with me?

She sighed and followed Rush. You need to fix this Isabella. So shut the heck up right now. She scolded herself.

Rush led her over the garden path and wall, and to the dense forest beyond.
“It’ll be a long trip, so I hope you brought food.”

“I did, but if required I can lower my intake,” Even though she didn’t really go out on trips she still didn’t eat that much. Too much time spent morning her friend than living her life and that needed to change.

“No, it won’t be required. Once we knock out a few orbs, we can go shopping for more.” He shrugged. He wasn’t much of an eater, but he was one hell of a packer. He had food packed for one for at least a month, not to mention clothes, money and a small knife.

She nodded, pressing her lips together. Try to talk as little as possible.

Rush was still going over what he packed. Water flasks, purifiers and a weird spice animals tended to like. And arrows, which were poking out of his bag.

Her hand unconsciously reached for her sleeve, where she kept her friend’s dagger. She stopped herself before Rush could see. Frick!

Rush glanced over his shoulder at her. “Awfully quiet back there.”

“Umm . . . Uh, I-“ She stuttered. What to say! What to say! What to say!

Rush beckoned her forward. “Come. Walk next to me.”

“Okay . . .” She obliged, and walked up next to him.

Rush glanced down at her. “Where are you from?”

“Far out east, from one of the small villages by the cliffs,” She said.

Rush nodded. “Cool. We’ll have to pass through there to get to the Rock Orb.”

“My friend would be absolutely shocked if I just showed up on the quest,” She said. She sighed.

Rush glanced at her. “What? Is that a bad thing?”