keeps running. "L-Leave me alone Torsten!"

terrible, "

I-I'm sorry, my brother...!;;"

ignores him, diving into a bush.

stops next to the bush, "I-I'm sorry if he... said something weird..." He didn't hear all of the conversation.

slowly scooting away while his attention is over there.

Berwald didn't say anything too bad, but, "P-please disregard anything...he said..." he doesn't think she'll come out, though. He starts to

leave...

a little bad, standing up and dusting herself off. "Torsten.."

shakes his head, "I-I'm sorry," and turns away. He's pretty sure she hates him, if she dove into a bush to get away.

goes over and grabs his arm. "I-I don't like making long term plans.."

understands, "I-I know, and I wasn't...making any. He's just weird, talking about family lines continuing and stuff...;;"

blushes. "L-like babies..!?"

sighs, "I'm sure he wants to be an uncle or something," blushing too, "A-and apparently he likes a guy, so at that rate..."

looks down. "I can't.. I can't give you those things Torsten. M-My job.. I could die any day. I don't want you waiting for me, it's not fair

to you.."

shakes his head, "I-it's okay! I didn't ask you to do anything for me like that, don't worry..." he hopes he comes off more as soothing than

trying to push her away. Because he doesn't want to do that.

sighs. "M-maybe it would be best if I got my own room. I'm keeping other girls from approaching you, nice girls that would settle down.."

shakes his head, "P-please don't. We'll both leave soon, anyway, and I..." he can't keep eye contact, "I don't think another girl has ever

really made me feel like this before... or even really thought about me, either..."

smiles a little bit. "You're just a little dense Torsten, I'm sure other girls think you're cute. But I'll.. I'll stay then. I'm here for a_

bit still though.."

turns to look at her and smiles, "Cute? I don't know.." and thinks, then, "How long? That girl took my post, so I can stay a little longer."

shrugs. "Until my crossbow is fixed I guess.. I still have to purify my weapons after that which takes time.."

didn't realize the crossbow was broken, "Oh. Sorry about that..." but still looks cheerful, knowing that she'll be around.

smiles. "I was careless but it shouldn't be too hard to fix. How long are you around till?"

hums, "I'm not scheduled to be anywhere for another...at least a week, if not two," he hasn't checked his route's timetable in a while, but

leans down to kiss her forehead, "Thanks," for not hating him forever.

blushes, smiling up at him. "For what?"

presses a kiss to her lips, since they're there now, "For not freaking out too bad. <33"

hums. "Inside I'm still freaking out, I just don't want you to feel bad, I'm sure your brother could have explained it better.."

nods, "He's working on his people skills, but they're kind of... in a disarray, right now."

laughs. "You're brother is nice, you two are very alike."

looks sheepish, "So my people skills need work too?;" But he's glad that she doesn't hate Berwald, either. Since he adores his brother...

goes to shake her head but looks away instead. "A-A little.."

frowns, reaching to tilt her chin so she can look at him. He just laughs a little.

tries to move her head away. "Don't.. I didn't say it to be mean."

hums, he knows that. Or else he wouldn't laugh, after all. He leans down to kiss her cheek and lets go.

pouts a bit, doesn't like when she's somewhat to forced to do something and starts to walk away. "But he's cuter!"

gasps, "My brother is?" And laughs even more, because he thinks so too, "P-pff!"

continues to the inn. "Tons cuter than you anyways!"

follows, trying not to laugh too much, covering his mouth and nearly crying. Ah, and opening that one deep wound again. Shit.

turns around to yell at him but notices the look of pain. "Torsten, are you okay?!"

shakes his head, "M-moved around too much," going up to his room for the bandages, doesn't want to bleed on his clothes if he can help it.

follows after him. "Sh-should I go get your brother for help?!"

shakes his head, "N-no, we just need to stop the bleeding..." He really just doesn't want to worry Berwald anymore...

grabs the bandages. "Take off your shirt!"

takes it off!

presses the bandages against the wound to stop the blood first. "Jeez, this is why I told you to rest.."

thought it'd scabbed over, "I-I know, I'm sorry, ow ow..." It stung.

continues putting pressure, grabbing a bottle of peroxide close by. "You should be, now I have to put this on it."

bites his lip, nodding. He'd rather it hurt than get an infection...

pulls the bandages away and pours the peroxide onto the wound, tying the bandage over it. "There, all fixed."

winces, wiping away the laughter-tears from before, lest they look like pained-tears, "Th--thanks..." and scoots back, pretty sure he'll be

told to rest.

leans over and kisses his cheek. "Don't overdo it anymore."

hides under the covers, even though it's not time to sleep yet. At all. And he's fully clothed, but...

stares at him. "You're going to sleep?"

flushed, "U-um, no."

sits on the bed. "You look like you have a fever.."

would only have one from stress, but he doesn't know for sure so he doesn't deny it, "H-hopefully not," he starts to cool off.

grabs him a glass of water in case he's thirsty. "I'll leave this over here for you."

nods, but wonders where she's going? He guesses that she wouldn't probably stick around if there's still daylight to be had.

isn't going anywhere, just knows he'll need water eventually and doubts he wants her play nursemaid all day long.

sips the water and curls up, feeling bad all over again, but not enough to act too weird.

sits there, and pats his good arm. "If you're tired just tell me and I'll go."

shakes his head, scooting over a little and hoping she'll realize he wants her to sit next to him.

does so, smiling at him. "You can just say it.

generally nervous, even if it's just sitting or snuggling, about being on the same bed as her. He smiles, though, wrapping th egood arm

around her.

leans into him, resting her head on his arm. "So your brother likes a guy and all hope rests with you now huh?"

laughs a little, "Mmhm, no other relatives to carry on the line," His heart's beating a mile a minute.

snorts. "You guys sound like lords that way. I'm sure somewhere you have a cousin or distant relative."

rests his chin on her head, "Can I tell y'something? Nothing too big, but..."

hums. "Yea, go ahead."

looks at the ceiling, "We actually are... er, noble." From the neighboring, wrecked lands.

(*just made that up a few minutes ago :'D*)

(ffffff you would!)

pauses, "Well. We were, anyway."

(WHY ELSE WOULD THEY BOTH BE SPAZZING ABOUT THEIR FAMILY LINE, SERIOUSLY)

laughs, not believing him. "And I'm a princess from the conquered lands in the North."

frowns, "N-no, really... the government fell, but to the East, remember that kingdom...?" He doesn't even remember, he was so little...

doesn't mind, really, though, if she doesn't believe him. He laughs a little, too.

scrunches up her face. "I don't really remember stuff from when I was little but if you say it's true then I believe you."

shocked that she'd concede so easily, "Mn. Where're you from?" He assumes she was joking about being a princess.

smiles. "North, I'm from where the snow never melts in a little village. I'm not a princess though, I'm just the daughter of a blacksmith."

nuzzles, "S'that where you got your hammer?" He forgot its name and feels terrible about that.

blushes. "Y-Yea, Eisen my father made, Tømmer is handed down from my mother's side and Sølv I made myself.."

nods, "I... I should learn to wield something," he doesn't know what, though, but she's warm and that feels nice.

snuggles back just a tiny bit. "S-staffs are easy to wield.."

hums, snuggling, "Yeah? Maybe my brother's... /friend/ could make me one?" That'd be good. Hmn. Maybe he could sleep, now.

all flushed and nervous with him being so affectionate, turning towards him. "You can make them out of wood, your brother could do it."

would rather go meet this maybe-brother-in-law, and is really tempted to kiss her with her facing him like this, "He could..." her flushed

face makes him flush a bit, too.

swallows and nods her head. "N-not very hard to do.."

taken enough chances today that one more couldn't hurt, leaning in to kiss her again, but this time with the intent of lingering.

places a hand on his chest as she leans up with eyes closed, kissing him back.

's confidence is getting a little better, licking her lower lip after a little bit, her hand burning a comfortable hole in his chest.

makes a small noise of surprise which causes her to part her lips, wishing he was wearing a shirt so she could grab onto it.

slides his tongue in to meet hers, cautiously. Since he's never done that much. He kind of wishes he could hold her with both arms...

stiffens at the intrusion, although not entirely unwelcomed, brushing her tongue against his and shivering from the strangeness.

it's a little weird, too, but definitely not bad. She tastes... like there hasn't been food to contaminate her mouth in ages, she tastes

like herself. <3

pulls back from air, looking down at the bed. "T-Torsten.."

tilts his head, "Alise...?" He parallels his gaze to hers.

looks up at him. "T-That felt good but y-you should be resting.."

nods, "But I wasn't really straining, if it's just that..." and smiles, "That felt really good."

smiles a little bit. "It did but it was a little weird.."

closes his eyes, "Mmhm," he won't tell her he's never done that before, either, ahaha.

starts to move away. "I should let you rest.."

lies back a little, but is clearly not happy that she's scooting away, "Y-you couldn't, um," he doesn't want it to come out wrong, "Stay in

, er, on the bed with me?" It probably still sounds wrong, but he can't think straight.

stops moving and looks a him. "W-would it be okay if I did?"

nods, "P-please do."

moves back to the spot next time, lying down and facing the other way. "N-Night.."

doesn't mind that she's facing the other way, "Goodnight..." smiling and just generally pretty happy/nervous.

keeps to the edge of the bed, pretty sure she won't be sleeping when she's this nervous

bites his lip and wraps an arm around her, carefully. He'd rather snuggle than have her all..falling-off-the-bed-she's-so-close-to-the-edge.

stiffens immediately, but forces herself to calm down and relax, shifting back into him so she's not on the edge anymore.

happily surprised that she relaxed, snuggling and drifting off.

still isn't sure she can sleep but closes her eyes and rests.