Jeanne
"By the- That's amazing! Runes, you say? Guess I never looked into it much..."
*She marveled, rubbing her chin as an impressed smile took to her lips. Her guard slowly lowered in this relatively safe place, the exhaustion from her heightened awareness seeped into her bones, visibly deflating as she let out a long, deep sigh.*
"Gods, I hate the cold..."
Angela
"I've learned a lot about it in Prasia. That and well... This book I got from there. Once you start enchanting, can hardly stop."*He said with a light chuckle. Terrel watched the growing fire for a while, his attention only shifting back to the Kemonomimi as she brought up the cold weather. He had to admit, it did slow up travel a lot, both horseback and what energy they could expend to keep going when the weather wasn't in their best interest. Still though, he tended to prefer the cooler weather if not for the sake of watching from the warmth of the indoors. But he could see that probably wasn't same for his companion. Terrel shifted closer to her, gently pressing up against the Kemonomimi to give off some warmth to her alongside the fire.*"It'll pass soon."*He said.*"If we're lucky, the warmer months will arrive before we get too far north."*Terrel figured with the days that passed, there was only so much time left before the heat returned anyways.*"Until then, maybe I can find something around the house to make traveling a bit easier."
Jeanne
*Maybe it was the presence of the pack, but Ikehara couldn't help but rub her head against Terrel's shoulder, her ears flattening gently. She had come to rely on the elf, his cool demeanour able to put her at ease even during the worst of times. While she was mostly unflappable, even she had her low points.*
"To think, you were the first person I'd had a decent conversation with after leaving home..."
Angela
*Terrel allowed his head to rest atop hers for the time being, unable to stop the smile forming on what could be seen of his face.*"Was I the only person you had conversation with or am I just a good conversationalist?"*He asked her in a joking tone. Terrel allowed himself to go lax with the weight of travel behind them for now. There was always more to do tomorrow, but for now they could enjoy each other's company in a much warmer atmosphere. He rather enjoyed it.*