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Miccia and Almora
Feb. 22nd, 2020 10:04 pmDays past after his lunch with the gorgon and while Alustin was tempted to approach her again, he couldn't shake the feeling he'd intruded, despite her silent assurances. Perhaps it was the fact the room had obviously been set aside or at least used as a space for the small number of non-human sentients who attended the Skyhold University. He'd nearly decided to avoid the room when he received a letter inviting him to lunch there again. A letter signed Miccia, which he took to be the name of the gorgon, since he'd spoken to no one else in the room that day.
Alustin entered the dinning area to meet Miccia but was stopped by a huge non-human whose species Alustin didn’t know. Tall and incredibly broad, with ash gray skin and huge tusk-like teeth, the person got into Alustin’s personal space in a most intimidating manner.
“Why are you here, human? Your kind have many rooms, rooms your teachers keep us from.”
“I’m sorry, I don’t mean to intrude. I was invited.”
Lips and tusks twisted into a sneer. “I’m sure you were. I didn’t though and I don’t like your smell.”
“Leave off, Demtr. He’s here for Miccia and myself. We vouch for him and accept any responsibility for him.”
Disappointed, Demtr sniffed but jabbed a finger into Alustin’s chest. “Be good.”
Alustin staggered under the finger jab and when Demtr walked away, looked towards the newcomer while rubbing his chest. That was certainly going to bruise. The speaker was a nekori, the seclusive cat-like species that was a neighbor to the gorgon kingdom. Short gray fur covered her with the occasional strip of black. Smiling, Alustin held out his hand. "Thank you for that."
The nekori frowned and stared at his hand. "Don't thank me. If it were up to me, I would have let him scare you off. Follow me." And with that she stalked off, leaving Alustin to hurry after her. She was quick footed and Alustin had to push himself to keep up, which was an accomplishment given he towered over her and his legs were much longer. Although she did have the advantage of not having to dodge or sidestep attempts at tripping him. The mood of the room was definitely antagonistic and he was quite certain it would be best to make other meeting arrangements in the future. This was their space and they did not wish to share it, no matter if he were invited or not.
Miccia looked up with a silent smile as they approached, but as before, she did not meet his eyes. He smiled in return, avoiding her gaze as well. "It is good to see you again. Thank you for the invitation," he said and took a seat. The nekori glared at him, having already seated herself.
Alustin entered the dinning area to meet Miccia but was stopped by a huge non-human whose species Alustin didn’t know. Tall and incredibly broad, with ash gray skin and huge tusk-like teeth, the person got into Alustin’s personal space in a most intimidating manner.
“Why are you here, human? Your kind have many rooms, rooms your teachers keep us from.”
“I’m sorry, I don’t mean to intrude. I was invited.”
Lips and tusks twisted into a sneer. “I’m sure you were. I didn’t though and I don’t like your smell.”
“Leave off, Demtr. He’s here for Miccia and myself. We vouch for him and accept any responsibility for him.”
Disappointed, Demtr sniffed but jabbed a finger into Alustin’s chest. “Be good.”
Alustin staggered under the finger jab and when Demtr walked away, looked towards the newcomer while rubbing his chest. That was certainly going to bruise. The speaker was a nekori, the seclusive cat-like species that was a neighbor to the gorgon kingdom. Short gray fur covered her with the occasional strip of black. Smiling, Alustin held out his hand. "Thank you for that."
The nekori frowned and stared at his hand. "Don't thank me. If it were up to me, I would have let him scare you off. Follow me." And with that she stalked off, leaving Alustin to hurry after her. She was quick footed and Alustin had to push himself to keep up, which was an accomplishment given he towered over her and his legs were much longer. Although she did have the advantage of not having to dodge or sidestep attempts at tripping him. The mood of the room was definitely antagonistic and he was quite certain it would be best to make other meeting arrangements in the future. This was their space and they did not wish to share it, no matter if he were invited or not.
Miccia looked up with a silent smile as they approached, but as before, she did not meet his eyes. He smiled in return, avoiding her gaze as well. "It is good to see you again. Thank you for the invitation," he said and took a seat. The nekori glared at him, having already seated herself.
