01-28-2014, 08:08 PM
The moment she spoke up both the men knew just what they were doing. Both were ashamed and honestly shocked that they even let things get this out of hand. Saith was especially concerned as he knew there was no reason to get so aggressive. But why had he been acting as such? Was he... jealous? His eyes slid over to the blond elf. Sure, she was decent looking and pretty nice, but he wasn't attracted to her. No way. Attractions, love, and such petty thoughts and interactions weren't made for him. Saith was emotionally detached from relationships and feelings of that nature. And yet, there he was, taking offense to this Kev guy calling Mae 'his love.' He shook his head and gathered up his gear before following Mae in silence down the path toward the forest. He refused to speak, let alone acknowledge that he even dipped as low as slugging the knight. The light red hue to his cheeks only hinted at the truth of the situation that he was, indeed, embarrassed at his own actions. Perhaps one things had settled and he had a chance to collect his wits, he would apologize. Until then, he just trailed silently behind the Sun Priestess.
Kev, on the other hand, was begging for forgiveness and stating that, regardless of her desires, he was going to protect her. Even while she walked, he was groveling on his knees (backwards at that!) for her forgiveness. It was a rather sad sight but that was Kev for you. He wasn't pleased with his actions and he wouldn't stop his antics until he was certain that Mae knew such things would never transpire again. After caking his pants in mud, he finally twisted up and toward his horse. Mounting it, he road on ahead of Mae. Even if she accepted his apology, he just couldn't stand beside her. Like Saith, he was embarrassed, kicking himself for being such a fool. What bothered him more was that Saith stepped in to the fight. This made Kev wonder just what role this drow played. Was he... her boyfriend? Kev hadn't even thought about looking into her love-life before confessing his attraction to her. Hanging his head in defeat, the trio trudged onward.
The three might have been on the wooded path for maybe thirty minutes now. The forest was growing thicker, too, cutting the sun from the picture almost completely now. With the visibility in the forest dropping to maybe just over 1000-feet due to the thick leafy canopy, Kev started to pull himself back so that he was closer to the priestess. The brunette looked over his shoulder to see how Saith was fairing. Not seeing the drow anywhere in sight, he turned his eyes to the forest that engulfed them. Squinting his teal eyes, his orbs slowly made out the faint movement of the black-skinned forest stalker. A smirk came next. "How did you two meet?" His eyes shifted toward Saith who was now frozen just off the side of the path. His blinking blue eyes stared at Kev with confusion. The armor wearing man was asking about his relationship with Mae. It was odd. He wanted to speak first but figured he would let the Sun Priestess touch on the subject. He was curious to see just how she would tell the tale. Would she tell Kev that he was a bad man? Suspected of aiding a thief? Shuddering, he picked up his pace and moved just far enough ahead to be hidden by the trees, but he was close enough to overhear the conversation.
"Not to pry or be rude. I just find it odd that an elf and a drow would team up." Looking down at the priestess, he slowed his stead more so that he wasn't pulling away from Mae.
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