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[eternianhope]

A newcomer enters the nexus. A young man with blonde hair followed by a large green tiger. The tiger cowers behind the boy, looking very jumpy and skittish despite his size. The teen looks at the sign, holding his hand up in front of his face to dull the brightness as he tries to read it. He already has a question on his mind, so the fact that he

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[vicioussweetie]

Ali gives both the boy and the tiger friendly smiles. "By not being weak or afraid."

((My childhood thanks you. <3))

[eternianhope]

Adam returns the smile. Cringer cowers even farther behind Adam, being the coward that he is until he gets to know someone.

"But I'm not. That's just it. They just don't see it that way and I can't explain why I have to run. I just can't go into it."

[vicioussweetie]

"It's hard to keep secrets." She doesn't know what his secret is, but it's not hard to figure out he has one.

"Your friend doesn't seem to like it here," she remarks, crouching down to make herself small and not-scary for Cringer's benefit.

[eternianhope]

Adam can tell that she realizes there's a secret and is thankful that she doesn't ask. He nods in reply. He turns to look at Cringer and reaches down to pet him between the ears. "She doesn't look evil Cringer, I don't think she's going to hurt you."

Cringer mews, it sounds very kittenlike for a cat his size and he looks up at Adam trustingly and takes a step forward toward Ali, shaking but willing to try.

"This is Cringer." Adam explains. "I'm Prince Adam of Eternia."

[onemorebounty]

Demonstrate at least a passing familiarity with strategy.

*The amazonian blond woman eyes boy and feline with a measuring eye.*

Is there something wrong with your friend?

[eternianhope]

"I try to but sometimes there's just not time. When you have to be somewhere, you gotta go. You know?"

Adam looks down at Cringer and then back to the tall woman. "No, he's just nervous. He's always like that."

[onemorebounty]

Then those aren't the times to show it, are they? Find some other time, some other way, and let whoever's judging you make the connection in their own minds.

*She raises a brow.*

"Nervous" seems a bit of an understatement.

[eternianhope]

Adam nods. "Maybe you're right. When I try to show it though it never seems to quite work out. Plenty of time I guess, I'm still young. Doesn't make it any less annoying."

He looks back down at Cringer.

"I guess, but there's a lot of not so friendly things in my world. It pays to be hesitant. Cringer just takes it to the extreme, don't you boy?" Adam chuckles and pets his cats head, to which Cringer mews.

[eternianhope]

"I don't really owe explanations, but even if I did I just can't explain."

[eternianhope]

He chooses his words carefully. "Can't. Any explanation I could give could put people in danger."

[critical_medic]

"Battles usually have far too many variables to offer the same explanation each time. However, a good warrior does know when to retreat; honor is important, but you don't want to throw your life away, either. Knowing when to stay and when to fall back demonstrates intelligence, not weakness."

...this is, of course, coming from a sentient robot about twelve feet in height with martial arts training who can only guess at the situations the young man has been in and thus offer very general advice. Despite his size, however, Prowl is soft spoken and relatively harmless when not in battle mode.

[eternianhope]

Adam was used to robots, his world was one of magic and science. He looks up at the robot and nods. "What stinks is that I always have to fall back." he sighs, but doesn't explain why.

[critical_medic]

Prowl raises one brow ridge slightly. "I take it you are someone of great importance? Someone usually under escort, perhaps?"

[eternianhope]

"I'm the prince of Eternia but I don't really need protection."

[greyskullshonor]

"It doesn't, but until the time is right, it is better to remain a coward in the eyes of others, than allow harm to come too them."

[eternianhope]

That seemed way too fitting an answer from a stranger who shouldn't really know what he was going through. He just blinks at her a moment.

"You.. you think so?"

[greyskullshonor]

The golden haired woman smiles and rest her hand on the hilt of her sword.

"I know so, young Adam."

[eternianhope]

"You know my name?"