ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ : ᴛᴏʀᴇ
Yuuta’s words of appreciation were confirmed to have reached Rhydal when he responded with sincerity. He even volunteered to provide his warm to Yuuta again by holding hands, as they were about to venture out onto the snowy path again. But he seemed rather stiff in his words. Ironically Yuuta had always felt that he would have a difficult time communicating with others, due to both his disability and lack of social skills. In a sense, now he could relate with Rhydal on this matter. So when his sentences began to deviate from a smooth flow, Yuuta could not but chuckle softly, indicative of the original soft nature of his voice. [You tend to give yourself less credit than you actually deserve. Slip ups and impasse are parts of an endeavour. Take it from a Sukumé, we know determination when we see it. You would have figured out something one way or another.]
Yuuta’s proposition of setting out right away was agreed upon and as soon as both of them gathered their belongings and secured Flurris a protective wrapping of warm layers, they were good enough to go. Rhydal, however, insisted he would carry Flurris all the way without a problem. Okay, maybe Yuuta gave him a little bit extra credit on the “Determination” part. [Sure.]. He put on a thin-lipped smile. [In. Turns.], he emphasised, by signing every word slowly, taking both their safety in consideration.
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Flayke appeared to have been waiting for them near the borders as he received them right away. At first, Yuuta could not make out his words. Frozen at his place, he watched Flayke approaching them and from his body language it didn’t seem anything like “Congratulations”. He focused.
“…warned…dangers… venture… blizzard… Or did you conveniently forget?”
Oh. Right.
Yuuta glanced at Rhydal and Flurris on his back. And then stepped ahead to bow at a perfect 45° angle apologetically in front of Flayke on behalf of both of them, as he would treat an elder from their clan, then straightened to explain. [It was a wrong decision on our part. We’re deeply sorry for disobeying your orders, sir. We only intended to look around a little more near the mountain path when the blizzard hit. We had to continue on the path to look for a shelter and then we found ‘him’ inside a cave. I’ll accept any disciplinary action you decide for us but please take him to a medical facility immediately.].
Flayke called for two medics right away. And Yuuta’s chest felt lighter when the kid was taken away to a medical centre to be treated.
Surprisingly, from there Flayke praised them on their success on the job and Yuuta’s face lit up. He caught the key Flayke threw at them and saw him saying something along the lines of going back to his residence and taking rest before turning his back to them. Yuuta smiled to himself and turned to Rhydal placing the keys on his palm and said, [Seems like he was really worried for us.] Yuuta grinned.
