He wasn't answering, maybe he couldn't speak, maybe he couldn't  understand the question. The presence seemed to grow a little annoyed, it would have to speak to communicate, if the newcomer could even communicate. Vocals weren't exactly easy with no mouth. "Who . . . ventures . . . in the . . . endless dark?" the presence finally asked, the voice slow and ancient sounding.<br/><br/>Æsc smiled under the kiss at her sigh, he couldn't believe he could make someone this happy. So long he'd told himself his existence was pointless and she'd come long and instantly changed that. Every moment with her was perfect.