A secret garden

[Cormac Naharis]

Cormac smiled as she pointed out the reasons she felt he was kind and caring. He was a serious man most of the time, and there weren’t many who saw his softer, caring side. Regardless, he tried to be considerate and understanding of others. He nodded in acknowledgment, “well I’m glad you think so. Others might not agree with that--but, what do they know?” He chuckled softly and shrugged his shoulders.

“Aye...Yes--I suppose when you put it like that, I do go looking and find the trouble. But I never cause it, is what I meant.” He laughed and shook his head. “As a guard, I try to ensure people are safe and unharmed--so if I see or find something, I will jump in and try to stop it,” he explained.

Many people in Teronna knew the DeGraff family, so he wasn’t surprised that Pandora knew them too. He chuckled and shook his head. It was always a tricky situation for him when it came to meeting people and offering his guarding service. Some people thought of him as a friend, and he felt strange making them pay. It was easier when he did not know the other and was assigned to them. He simply nodded, not knowing what else to say as he didn’t want to decline her offer, but he also didn’t want to force the idea that she needed to pay him for his time. “Nah--You shouldn’t have much trouble finding me at all.” He smiled.

He listened to her as she explained her herbalist shop and how she used the garden to help source her shop. He made a mental note to find and visit her shop at some point, if only to see what she offered and if he could use something for himself. He laughed at her admittal to wandering out in the woods and that she had never run into strangers until now.

“You’re glad you did, huh?” He smirked and looked sidelong at her, “I’m happy to have run into you as well… If only to warn you and make sure you are safe.” He laughed and shrugged his shoulders.

[Pandora Valis]

“They can kick feathers,” Pandora said with a little giggle at that, a bright smile on her face as she touted that little fact. Everyone had a good side to them she felt, so when he didn’t dispute her claim on him having a good one it just made her smile.

A little chuckle left her, nodding, “Well you’ve done a great job so far, kept me safe and you don’t know me from a hill of beans,” she said happily, “Well…as your job as a guard, if you ever get hurt come find me. I send medicines to the guards often and I can make you something to help if you ever; which I hope you don’t, find yourself hurt,” she said in a long breath. How she talked this much was probably shocking to him but she could.

Pandora was nothing but smiles as he said that. She would have to make sure that she wasn’t taking their guard often as well, maybe once in a while would be good and that would work.

“I am, yes,” she said positively. It lead to her making a friend so, how was that bad? “A warning I will happily take to heart,” She just didn’t add on that she might forget when she was in a rush. That would be hard to explain and probably would earn her a little lecture.