[Alex was tired .. he'd spent the previous night out in the forest during the full moon and he was rather of the mind that a good soak would cure pretty much anything that was ailing him.
He was nearly to the thermal pools, a robe wrapped around his trim form and a towel draped over his arm, when the sound of wing beats catches his attention. He pauses and glances up, blue-green eyes scanning the skies until he sights upon the owl.
His brows rise slightly, having seen several bird of various species since his arrival here, but never an owl. He smiles ever so slightly before continuing toward the pools, finding a certain degree of comfort in the birds' presence.]
[Alex doesn't seem bothered in the slightest at having an owl following him, but this doesn't mean that he doesn't find it curious.
Because he does. They are a curious and intelligent bird by default, but generally they keep a wider berth than this one seems inclined to.
He pauses again as she moves in closer, glancing over his shoulder at her to watch her approach.]
Hello, pretty .. Looking around, are you?
[He doesn't seem to think twice about talking to an owl, smiling at the pretty bird before continuing down the last of the path that guides to the pools. He sighs contently as his gaze falls on the steaming pools, setting his towel (and journal) safely aside before sitting at the edge of one pool and dangling his legs into the water.
He then proceeds to begin braiding his hair back from his face, slim fingers separating and weaving the sections of hair by feel rather than sight.]
[Te Ata hoots and lands on the other side of the thermal pool, ruffling her feathers and settling down to enjoy the heat emanating from the water. She watches Alex braid his hair.]
[Alex smiles as the owl settles down across from him at the pool. His gaze is curious as she watches him braid, finally finishing and leaving his locks in a long near-white rope. He sets his hands against the stone ground, head tilting to one side as he speaks directly to the owl this time.]
[When she turns from him and begins to preen her feathers, his brows raise and he grins a bit.]
As you'd have it then, pretty one.
[He's not offended, but his curiosity toward the bird is certainly far from abated. He pulls his towel free and sets it away from the water before lifting off the edge of the thermal pool and sinking into the steaming water with a sigh of relief.
His blue-green gaze shifts to the owl once again, eyes half-lidded and content.]
I'd not mind the company at any rate, pretty, so please stay as long as you'd care to.
[He himself was debating on shifting to allow for a bit of a limb stretching, but doesn't do so yet.]
[Alex's gaze lifts to the owl as she shifts, watching her as she studiously turns away in what looks to be an offer of privacy. He smiles softly, his voice low as he begins to relax.]
You bother me not at all, pretty one. I'm rather happy for the company, truth told.
[He sinks beneath the water's surface before coming back up again, palming his hands over his face and looking toward his feathery companion.]
He was nearly to the thermal pools, a robe wrapped around his trim form and a towel draped over his arm, when the sound of wing beats catches his attention. He pauses and glances up, blue-green eyes scanning the skies until he sights upon the owl.
His brows rise slightly, having seen several bird of various species since his arrival here, but never an owl. He smiles ever so slightly before continuing toward the pools, finding a certain degree of comfort in the birds' presence.]
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If there are public baths, Te Ata wants to know about them before checking them out as a human.]
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Because he does. They are a curious and intelligent bird by default, but generally they keep a wider berth than this one seems inclined to.
He pauses again as she moves in closer, glancing over his shoulder at her to watch her approach.]
Hello, pretty .. Looking around, are you?
[He doesn't seem to think twice about talking to an owl, smiling at the pretty bird before continuing down the last of the path that guides to the pools. He sighs contently as his gaze falls on the steaming pools, setting his towel (and journal) safely aside before sitting at the edge of one pool and dangling his legs into the water.
He then proceeds to begin braiding his hair back from his face, slim fingers separating and weaving the sections of hair by feel rather than sight.]
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Do you understand me, lovely one?
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Are you a shifter?
[His gaze is intense, but warm and welcome. If she were she might not even wish to reply, bu he was still curious.]
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Sorry Alex, she can't answer that. Her laws forbid it.]
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As you'd have it then, pretty one.
[He's not offended, but his curiosity toward the bird is certainly far from abated. He pulls his towel free and sets it away from the water before lifting off the edge of the thermal pool and sinking into the steaming water with a sigh of relief.
His blue-green gaze shifts to the owl once again, eyes half-lidded and content.]
I'd not mind the company at any rate, pretty, so please stay as long as you'd care to.
[He himself was debating on shifting to allow for a bit of a limb stretching, but doesn't do so yet.]
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You bother me not at all, pretty one. I'm rather happy for the company, truth told.
[He sinks beneath the water's surface before coming back up again, palming his hands over his face and looking toward his feathery companion.]
Have you been at the Keep long?
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