[ After they eat, Olivine returns to town once more for provisions, giving Basch a moment to collect himself, and then they're off.
The week passes quickly and warmly. Basch cannot remember being this at ease on the road, certainly not since before the curse. They are indeed a good team, and there's a satisfaction to providing for someone else that he'd forgotten over these long months. Between that and how often Olivine eases conversation out of him after months of little to no use of his voice, he hardly feels like himself. Or maybe more like himself than ever.
Perhaps that's why he finds himself pleased to earn smiles or laughter from the other, just the novelty of having a person to serve once again. He'll be sorry when this company is gone, but not sorry for letting it happen.
Still, each night, he watches the moon with sobering calculation. He will transform soon. And he can't have Olivine alone with him when that happens. Not when he attacked his own prince.
So, finally, he suggests they go to town for more supplies -- this time together. He leaves out that he plans to leave Olivine there. He hasn't figured out how. He's never been subtle or much for spy work, but...if nothing else...he can show the early signs and spook the villagers. Already this morning, he feels his hair thickening beneath his clothing, the nails on his feet becoming claw. ]
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Date: 2024-04-09 07:09 pm (UTC)The week passes quickly and warmly. Basch cannot remember being this at ease on the road, certainly not since before the curse. They are indeed a good team, and there's a satisfaction to providing for someone else that he'd forgotten over these long months. Between that and how often Olivine eases conversation out of him after months of little to no use of his voice, he hardly feels like himself. Or maybe more like himself than ever.
Perhaps that's why he finds himself pleased to earn smiles or laughter from the other, just the novelty of having a person to serve once again. He'll be sorry when this company is gone, but not sorry for letting it happen.
Still, each night, he watches the moon with sobering calculation. He will transform soon. And he can't have Olivine alone with him when that happens. Not when he attacked his own prince.
So, finally, he suggests they go to town for more supplies -- this time together. He leaves out that he plans to leave Olivine there. He hasn't figured out how. He's never been subtle or much for spy work, but...if nothing else...he can show the early signs and spook the villagers. Already this morning, he feels his hair thickening beneath his clothing, the nails on his feet becoming claw. ]