Ariella had been sitting in the courtyard for a while now. Vilkas could see she was clearing in thought. She had been staring at the ground tracing senseless patterns with her fingers.
She had been doing that when Vilkas went downstairs to talk with Kodlak and was still doing it now even though a few hours had passed.
Vilkas sat down opposite of her putting a tray down.
“What’s this?” She asked a smile forming on her face.
“You’re an initiated Companion now and initiated Companions get war paint.” She cocked an eyebrow at him and peered at the assortment of jars he had beside him. “What colour do you want?”
“Surprise me.” She held her face out for him, eyes closed. A small smile was on her lips, Vilkas was glad she at least seemed to be in a better mood.
He decided on a blue and gently held her face with one hand while he painted her face with the other.
“It tickles.” Ariella said with a smile as Vilkas coated one of her eyes. Vilkas just laughed and continued his work. A line trailing down her cheek and Vilkas had to tilt her chin up to continue the line onto her neck.
The process was taking longer than it needed to but Vilkas didn’t mind, Ariella didn’t seem to mind either. As Vilkas had just finished her other eye he noticed the sun was setting which meant the celebration would begin soon.
Vilkas was finishing off the last line as the sun was only just peaking over the horizon. His hand didn’t leave Ariella’s face though.
Her lips were parted slightly and Vilkas wanted to capture them with his own. His hand slid into her hair going from holding her face steady to something else. Ariella’s breath hitched but she didn’t pull away.
Vilkas leaned forward and just as he was inches away from her face one of the doors of Jorrvaskr opened.
“Brother, come inside the- Oh.” Farkas called. Vilkas sighed and moved away from Ariella who opened her eyes and sighed as well.
“We’d better go inside it seems.” Vilkas said. Ariella nodded and helped Vilkas pack up the warpaints.
Sleepless - Part 32/?
She had been doing that when Vilkas went downstairs to talk with Kodlak and was still doing it now even though a few hours had passed.
Vilkas sat down opposite of her putting a tray down.
“What’s this?” She asked a smile forming on her face.
“You’re an initiated Companion now and initiated Companions get war paint.” She cocked an eyebrow at him and peered at the assortment of jars he had beside him. “What colour do you want?”
“Surprise me.” She held her face out for him, eyes closed. A small smile was on her lips, Vilkas was glad she at least seemed to be in a better mood.
He decided on a blue and gently held her face with one hand while he painted her face with the other.
“It tickles.” Ariella said with a smile as Vilkas coated one of her eyes. Vilkas just laughed and continued his work. A line trailing down her cheek and Vilkas had to tilt her chin up to continue the line onto her neck.
The process was taking longer than it needed to but Vilkas didn’t mind, Ariella didn’t seem to mind either. As Vilkas had just finished her other eye he noticed the sun was setting which meant the celebration would begin soon.
Vilkas was finishing off the last line as the sun was only just peaking over the horizon. His hand didn’t leave Ariella’s face though.
Her lips were parted slightly and Vilkas wanted to capture them with his own. His hand slid into her hair going from holding her face steady to something else. Ariella’s breath hitched but she didn’t pull away.
Vilkas leaned forward and just as he was inches away from her face one of the doors of Jorrvaskr opened.
“Brother, come inside the- Oh.” Farkas called. Vilkas sighed and moved away from Ariella who opened her eyes and sighed as well.
“We’d better go inside it seems.” Vilkas said. Ariella nodded and helped Vilkas pack up the warpaints.