03-26-2015, 09:20 AM
Nox stalked off and Lucas felt a small bit of guilt. Damn, but Nox always seemed to do that to him. It's not like he and Nox hadn't worked something out. The whole thing back at the the warehouse- Aria's room- that had been Nox's idea. It had seemed they were allies. Then again, if he were more cynical he might suspect this was all part of some elaborate plan to come between him and Aria, to worm his way in. Except...Nox looked like he planned about as often as he watched his mouth. He sighed. Oh well. He wasn't gonna apologize. Nox didn't seem like he cared one way or another. And he still could be wrong.
He'd never ridden a sled before. Or did much playing in the snow, for that matter, beyond maybe some sledding when he was little or making a snow man. Growing up as he had, especially living on the streets, snow and cold was the enemy. You didn't enjoy being out in it. Still, this could be fun. They were warm. He got into the sled first and leaned back against eh back chair. Aria got in in front of him and sat between his legs so she could lean back against him. He liked that. It made him wish that they had maybe stayed back at the hotel and played a bit more. But this was good.
The wind was a knife of cold against their exposed cheeks, but it wasn't unbearable. And it was pretty out here. Pristine, the mountain peaks and trees against the pale blue of the sky, a few scattered fringes of clouds in the sky.
Which is why he was surprised to hear a clap of thunder. He looked up in to the sky. ""What the....?"
Both sleds came to a stop and Aria and Nox got up immediately. Lucas followed suit. Aria pulled her gun. Lucas felt a thrill of excitement. He'd never done anything like this before. He followed Aria and Nox as they scouted around through the trees until they found an opening....and dropped his jaw.
There in the valley was an enormous bird flying in the air, its feathers glinting with a kaleidoscope of colors in the sun. But what most struck him was that each time the massive wings beat the air, it sounded like thunder. The creature circled the valley as if searching for something.
It was like out of some story or something. He found a dumb smile on his face and he was shaking his head. Wow. Just....wow. He looked at Aria and Nox. "This what you guys do?"
He'd never ridden a sled before. Or did much playing in the snow, for that matter, beyond maybe some sledding when he was little or making a snow man. Growing up as he had, especially living on the streets, snow and cold was the enemy. You didn't enjoy being out in it. Still, this could be fun. They were warm. He got into the sled first and leaned back against eh back chair. Aria got in in front of him and sat between his legs so she could lean back against him. He liked that. It made him wish that they had maybe stayed back at the hotel and played a bit more. But this was good.
The wind was a knife of cold against their exposed cheeks, but it wasn't unbearable. And it was pretty out here. Pristine, the mountain peaks and trees against the pale blue of the sky, a few scattered fringes of clouds in the sky.
Which is why he was surprised to hear a clap of thunder. He looked up in to the sky. ""What the....?"
Both sleds came to a stop and Aria and Nox got up immediately. Lucas followed suit. Aria pulled her gun. Lucas felt a thrill of excitement. He'd never done anything like this before. He followed Aria and Nox as they scouted around through the trees until they found an opening....and dropped his jaw.
There in the valley was an enormous bird flying in the air, its feathers glinting with a kaleidoscope of colors in the sun. But what most struck him was that each time the massive wings beat the air, it sounded like thunder. The creature circled the valley as if searching for something.
It was like out of some story or something. He found a dumb smile on his face and he was shaking his head. Wow. Just....wow. He looked at Aria and Nox. "This what you guys do?"