[ Ah, not "Merl" ... He doubts something like that will change for that long when it's someone as stubborn as Athena who kept using that nickname, but it means more when she replies the way she does. Granted, as genuine as he had been it's embarrassing to look back on it which is why even though he does grin back at her, he does have to look away to laugh into the back of his hand awkwardly.
Who ever said this had to stay 100% serious anyway. ]
You really don't have to. [ Y'know. Or maybe she doesn't. Either way he uses that pause to shift on the horse to try and get more comfortable, the bar in front of him digging into his collarbone as he leans forward. It's partly because this time he does notice the shift in colour in widget. ]
sweats with you...............
Who ever said this had to stay 100% serious anyway. ]
You really don't have to. [ Y'know. Or maybe she doesn't. Either way he uses that pause to shift on the horse to try and get more comfortable, the bar in front of him digging into his collarbone as he leans forward. It's partly because this time he does notice the shift in colour in widget. ]
What's that? [ Well at least he noticed it now. ]