After stepping through a portal from the backyard, Storm moved to open the back door and step inside the home. Avery was well tucked away with her father, and Storm was practically grinning from ear to ear with her surprise. "Beloved?" She called out for his whereabouts.
He heard the call from where he was working, though if one were to see him it would not look like he was working. He sat on the couch, eyes closed, breath slow. Ewan did not turn to her voice as he replied, "Yes?"
Catching the line of his voice, she moved towards the living room, where her grin grew upon spotting him. She leaned against the wall, "Are you almost ready?" She peered closer at this clothing. "You might want to dress rather warmly."
That did open his eyes and he turned to look over his shoulder at her with some suspicion. "Let me get my cloak then." He rose from the couch and stepped to the front door in no hurry, though his curiosity was high. He did it to tease Storm. With the cloak about him and even the hood pulled up, his face cast in shadow except the line of his jaw and his smile. "Is this better?" he asked upon approach.
Her eyes followed him, even as her face did not. Her grin almost turned smug and she laughed as he returned with the hood over his head. Oddly charmed, she moved to give him a kiss. "Perfect." And with that, she practically started shuffling him out the front door, "You trust me, Ewan, do you not?"
The kiss was shared. The question was one that put most people ill at ease. "Do you want me to answer that question honestly?" he joked as he was pressed to the exit and out. "You do have a most peculiar, dare I say mischievous, grin." The cold air hit him and he breathed in deep of its sharp smell.
"Because I love you?" She offered to explain her grin, though it did not fade. She shut the door behind her, the knitted garment on her head checked to be covering her ears. She easily slipped in front of him, pausing their walk. "I only ask because I want you to close your eyes for a bit of the way. Humor me?" She offered a gloved hand.
His expression changed in the blink of an eye. "I will not deny that makes me a little uncomfortable, but as you wish. I will close my eyes when you request it of me." A brush of a hand over one brow to ease away the wrinkle of concern he knew was there. "So, lead on oh Mistress of Mysteries."
She knew of his discomfort, and reached for the hand that brushed his brow. "Do not worry, m'love. I'll protect you." She offered, her spirits only becoming lighter as she took slow steps over their front yard. She was trying to extend the short distance to the portal there as much as possible. But, she doubted she was fooling his sense of direction. "You might feel a little pressure for just a moment. It will pass." She was saying as she opened the portal, and made their entrance as smooth as possible. They walked into a small forested area, the air cooler with the ground covered in fresh powder with light snow still falling. "Okay, you can open your eyes."
Her words raised alarm in him like a bolt of lightening. Ewan knew what it meant, and he stepped through out of force of will. When he opened his eyes, he looked around in careful study. Not only did he search the area with his eyes, but his ears, he wanted to know where he was and analyze the possible dangers.
Rather than finding insult in his study, she pulled her cloak closer around her. "Welcome to the Air Realm."
"This is the Air Realm?" There was not wonder in his voice, but question, a desire to know more. He walked in a small circle and ever expanding in his gathering of information. "Where in the Air Realm?"
"We are in the Four Winds Forest, which is close to the Temple. Which actually is our first stop." She kept her smile for him, offering her hand for him again. "Unless you wanted to stay here for a bit."
"Lead on," he said and took her hand. Lacking the wide-eyed observation, he made effort to give her a smile knowing he must look grim.
She was still studying him, reasoning with his lack of surprise with every other surprise she had ever presented him with. "You will be safe here. If you are needed, I will know. I promise." An encouraging smile, as she squeezed his hand. They came across a wide and semi-long bridge that lead to the Temple. It size was also large, but easy to spot from the distance. "If you do not care for heights, you might not want to look over the edge." Though she recalled him having no problems the one night she took him into the sky, she gave the warning just the same. "You will not find a ground to look down to."
"That might be disconcerting," he murmured. Yet, being the man that he was, he still felt compelled to look over the edge to see what nothingness looked like. "Hm," was the extent of his words, though he did find the lack of ground uneasy at best and not pressing what the worst could be, he turned his attention to the length of bridge as they crossed. "So, may I ask what it is we are doing here besides visiting your homeland?"
He heard the call from where he was working, though if one were to see him it would not look like he was working. He sat on the couch, eyes closed, breath slow. Ewan did not turn to her voice as he replied, "Yes?"
Catching the line of his voice, she moved towards the living room, where her grin grew upon spotting him. She leaned against the wall, "Are you almost ready?" She peered closer at this clothing. "You might want to dress rather warmly."
That did open his eyes and he turned to look over his shoulder at her with some suspicion. "Let me get my cloak then." He rose from the couch and stepped to the front door in no hurry, though his curiosity was high. He did it to tease Storm. With the cloak about him and even the hood pulled up, his face cast in shadow except the line of his jaw and his smile. "Is this better?" he asked upon approach.
Her eyes followed him, even as her face did not. Her grin almost turned smug and she laughed as he returned with the hood over his head. Oddly charmed, she moved to give him a kiss. "Perfect." And with that, she practically started shuffling him out the front door, "You trust me, Ewan, do you not?"
The kiss was shared. The question was one that put most people ill at ease. "Do you want me to answer that question honestly?" he joked as he was pressed to the exit and out. "You do have a most peculiar, dare I say mischievous, grin." The cold air hit him and he breathed in deep of its sharp smell.
"Because I love you?" She offered to explain her grin, though it did not fade. She shut the door behind her, the knitted garment on her head checked to be covering her ears. She easily slipped in front of him, pausing their walk. "I only ask because I want you to close your eyes for a bit of the way. Humor me?" She offered a gloved hand.
His expression changed in the blink of an eye. "I will not deny that makes me a little uncomfortable, but as you wish. I will close my eyes when you request it of me." A brush of a hand over one brow to ease away the wrinkle of concern he knew was there. "So, lead on oh Mistress of Mysteries."
She knew of his discomfort, and reached for the hand that brushed his brow. "Do not worry, m'love. I'll protect you." She offered, her spirits only becoming lighter as she took slow steps over their front yard. She was trying to extend the short distance to the portal there as much as possible. But, she doubted she was fooling his sense of direction. "You might feel a little pressure for just a moment. It will pass." She was saying as she opened the portal, and made their entrance as smooth as possible. They walked into a small forested area, the air cooler with the ground covered in fresh powder with light snow still falling. "Okay, you can open your eyes."
Her words raised alarm in him like a bolt of lightening. Ewan knew what it meant, and he stepped through out of force of will. When he opened his eyes, he looked around in careful study. Not only did he search the area with his eyes, but his ears, he wanted to know where he was and analyze the possible dangers.
Rather than finding insult in his study, she pulled her cloak closer around her. "Welcome to the Air Realm."
"This is the Air Realm?" There was not wonder in his voice, but question, a desire to know more. He walked in a small circle and ever expanding in his gathering of information. "Where in the Air Realm?"
"We are in the Four Winds Forest, which is close to the Temple. Which actually is our first stop." She kept her smile for him, offering her hand for him again. "Unless you wanted to stay here for a bit."
"Lead on," he said and took her hand. Lacking the wide-eyed observation, he made effort to give her a smile knowing he must look grim.
She was still studying him, reasoning with his lack of surprise with every other surprise she had ever presented him with. "You will be safe here. If you are needed, I will know. I promise." An encouraging smile, as she squeezed his hand. They came across a wide and semi-long bridge that lead to the Temple. It size was also large, but easy to spot from the distance. "If you do not care for heights, you might not want to look over the edge." Though she recalled him having no problems the one night she took him into the sky, she gave the warning just the same. "You will not find a ground to look down to."
"That might be disconcerting," he murmured. Yet, being the man that he was, he still felt compelled to look over the edge to see what nothingness looked like. "Hm," was the extent of his words, though he did find the lack of ground uneasy at best and not pressing what the worst could be, he turned his attention to the length of bridge as they crossed. "So, may I ask what it is we are doing here besides visiting your homeland?"