The Dancer and The Apprentice ~ 1x1

[Happy~]

Aspen:
I was in a light sleep when she arrived, stirring slightly at the knock. Sitting up I look at the door, wondering if I dreamt it but not wanting to risk it if it was a burglar. "Who is it?" I demand, standing as I walk towards the door, my voice rough from sleep.

[lavender moon]

I heard hooves in the distance pounding against the ground. "It's me Aspen!" I called out and wrapped my cloak tighter around my shivering body.

[Happy~]

Aspen:
I open the door and look at her, surprise and confusion crossing my face. Seeing her shivering I pull her into my house and shut the door, ushering her to the fire. "What are you doing here?" I ask.

[lavender moon]

There was no way I was about to tell him that I had a nightmare and ran over here. Absolutely not. "I figured I'd go ahead and get my sword. I was just really restless." I lied.

[Happy~]

Aspen:
"You don't think it'll look odd when two people are at the black Smith's at this time of night?" I ask her, crossing my arms. I didn't really believe her. "You're gonna get sick." I tell her and pick up my blanket, wrapping it around her. "Sit by the fire."

[lavender moon]

"Aspen, I'm fine. It's not the first time I've been out in the cold and all I'm doing is getting a sword. No one else is awake anyways and I want to be back to the market before the guards are in the morning." I said trying to calm him down. Men worry over the stupidest things.

[Happy~]

Aspen:
"Fine." I say and drop my blanket to the floor. Grabbing my coat I put it on and head out of the house, my inner fire warming my body from the cold...my anger fueling it. If I didn't control it and she tried to touch my skin I could Brun her, taking some breaths I try to calm down.

[lavender moon]

I felt bad as I saw that I upset him. I didn't know what to say. He got so worked up about everything. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say it like that. If you just give me the sword I'll leave."

[Happy~]

Aspen:
"It's fine, don't worry about it." I mutter, not looking at her. I felt myself start to calm down and sighed gently before getting nervous, looking down as I walked. "A-actually if you don't mind...could you stay with me in my house? It gets lonely sometimes." I tell her truthfully, glancing over at her. My eyes betrayed my fear of rejection and how much I didn't want to be alone right now.

[lavender moon]

I feel my body go cold. Colder than outside. Of course, this usually only happened when I was sad or really excited or on the rare occasion angry. It tended to happen a lot when I was feeling very confused or strongly about something. My breath came out in a small white cloud. I took in a deep breath and relaxed. "Um... I don't see why not." I said. I felt cold to the touch but I wasn't cold. It was only my body that was.