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The young lady shook her head at him, feeling his own sorrow run through her. He sounded almost worried, and Anya couldn't help but feel bad for him. "It's alright to stay in the past, but the past doesn't change. As long as you're ready for the future when it comes, then I see no issue," Anya assured him softly, not bothering with her easy smile. "Just don't stay stuck in one place for too long, alright? That's when it starts getting tricky." She made him promise before going relatively quiet for the rest of the walk back towards cabin.

Anya's deep brown eyes seemed to light up the more and more she got to speak to him, more than happy that someone could even be bothered to talk to her- or even listen, for that matter. Well, Frigus didn't have much of a choice other than listen, but the fact that he actually seemed happy to talk back to her ecstatic. He had done it in the night as well, and the fact he was still happy to talk to her, even after the way she had spoken to him, just made Anya feel more grateful than she had ever been, even for the luxury she had in the castle. For the next few days, it seemed that she would be without those; or even a full house for that matter, but strangely, that didn't seem to bother her much. If anything, she was happy to be away from the palace. She smiled lightly when he mentioned that he wouldn't mind her being around, "Well, I'm glad for that, but I don't want to know what happens when you don't want the company anymore." She admitted with a slightly awkward chuckle before going oddly quiet as he told her about the wolven empire. She seemed to like everything she had been told about it, and it all seemed... Well, a whole lot more free than the human's kingdom. "That's... really sweet..." Anya murmured as he told her about them all working as a unit. "I never really realized how restricting life was over here- not until I spoke to you about it of course." Anya admitted with a small frown. "It seems freeing over there. Not quite so... planned." She stated as she looked up at him, "I'm sorry about your old ruler. He seemed alright." She stated with a gentle frown. "What's the new ruler light though? From your tone around him, he doesn't sound too great." Anya murmured plainly. She came up with a little smile when he recognized her struggle, "I think I should just cut it all off. It would make things easier." Anya shrugged.

Anya stuck her tongue out childishly when he admitted that he wasn't joking. "Eih.." She huffed with a wrinkled nose. Eating raw meat wasn't something she would ever want to do. And if she could help it, it was something she wouldn't ever do. She gave him a thankful smile when he noted that he would eat with her if she found that she couldn't do it. "Thank you... " She stated with a small, grateful smile. "But what would happen if I don't eat it?" Anya asked as she went back to the soft hide she had laid out in the remainder of the cabin. "Your camp fire?" She asked, gesturing towards the scorched ground a little bit away.

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Anya tilted her head slightly towards him, letting a small smile take over her. "I just don't want to let it get to that point. I'd hate to be the first to push you to that point." Anya shrugged with a vary small smirk, "But knowing myself, I will be." She chuckled, lifting her hand to point to herself. She furrowed her brows slightly as he mentioned that he couldn't have made it any better for him, but she just shook her head, "If anything it gives me hope that the humans could change their ways. It's just tradition that holds us back." Anya jumped her shoulders slightly, giving him a gentle smile as he gave her his speech. "You're very right. Humans were never very good at... Life. I don't even think the children are happy most of the time." She said with furrowed brows, her eyes pointing at the ground. "Not when I've seen them at least. They look almost scared." Anya bit the inside of her lip, hard, not wanting to go on, so just shook her head. "Maybe the otherside will be better, like you say." She noted, looking back up at him with a smile. But that's when it really got to her, she might not be able to stay over here, as awful as it was in the humans kingdom, at the moment, from what Frigus had said, the Wolven empire wasn't in very good shape at the moment. "I- I'm sorry to hear that." Anya frowned slightly, "But I hope for the sake of your people, the heir is around." Anya murmured with a small smile, "Then perhaps things would go back to normal for you guys." She whispered under her breath, "You deserve it." She murmured with a gentle, but inward smile.

Anya raised a brow when he walked up to her, looking a little worried before relaxing with a small smile, "You think so?" She asked feeling herself flutter a little, not nervous or anything, just seemingly happy for what seemed like a complement, "I might just do it then! I don't think that I've ever had it short, not since I was little." Anya paused before smiling, "It will grow back if it doesn't look quite so good." She stated with a small chuckle, smirking a little as she saw his light blush spread across Frigus's face. Anya tilted her head slightly at him before grinning. "Frigus, are you aware that your cheeks have gone rosy...?" She teased him with a soft scoff as she watched him make a miniature tent looking building on the fire pit.

Anya furrowed her brows as she watched his friendly smile fade out and away. "Frigus, it's more than enough that you're even still here. So, I'm not alone." Anya said with a small smile. "I think it'd be unfair to make you to have to eat something like that when you're already here with me, I think I'd just need you to force the meat down my throat." She joked with a small smile. She waited patiently for his response on what would happen when the time came that she would have to eat it, and what would then happen if she didn't. She gave him a small frown, "I guess it'd be best just to have some then, it'd save a lot of struggle." She shrugged, shaking her head. Anya glanced down as he started cutting away the fat and Hide of the deer, " You really need to stop apologizing about it though. It's alright, I've gotten over the shock, and so have you, so all is well!" Anya promised quietly.

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Anya gave him a smile and shook her head, "You never know. I'm full of unwanted surprises." She chuckled, rubbing the back of her head with a slightly sheepish grin. It was true. As up-beat as she was, she had always found a way to get on people's nerves, saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, being in the wrong place, wearing the wrong thing, or simply being and inconvenience. She frowned inwardly and took a breath, "I'm just gonna hope you're as resilient as you say you are," She noted before pulling up a smile for him before having to look away from the scene of the doe being dismembered with a slightly disgusted huff. She looked over at Frigus for a short moment before having to look away again and back towards the ground, "I'm sure that it will happen someday, change, but it'll be a long while I'd think." She shrugged with furrowed brows. She took a small breath and held it while she looked into the distance, her dark eyed seeming a little blank. "Children are a soft spot." Anya noted with a little bit of a quiver in her voice, "Their parents will often go work on the fields, the markets but many of them can't afford a good education, so they're left alone." She let out a breath, "The kid's used to like to go out and play in the streets and square but now they often go out to steal goods from the markets just to keep themselves going." Anya leaned against the old wall as she fiddled with her hair. "Apart from the guards family's. My father and the king makes sure they live well." She murmured with a a slightly wrinkled nose. She knew that the king had more then enough money to make sure everyone lived a healthy life, but he was selfish. It honestly disgusted her, but she couldn't. especially now, she couldn't do very much about it. "Thank you for giving those girls something to eat." Anya sounded a little disconnected, "I'm sure that they would have appreciated it greatly." She took a short glance over at him and offered a small smile. For the next few minuets, Anya went strangely quiet. She hated talking of her kingdom like that, but it was only true, and it wasn't like she was going to lie about it and it wasn't really something she could put a positive twist on. She only brought her attention back to Frigus when she heard him speak up again, almost jumping slightly. "I don't mind, the forest is... It's nice." She noted absent mindedly, "And quiet. I'm perfectly happy to stay here until you say it's safe to leave." Anya purred with a very light smile. As he mentioned that he was grateful for her being able to turn things around, she felt herself start to feel lighter, like she was happy to do so. "I'm glad that I can do that for you." Anya smiled, "It's become a bit of a habit."

The dark eyed Anya gave him a bright smile, "Yes, that'd probably be helpful if the guards had a little more trouble recognizing me." She agreed, holding her smile strong, "And, like you say, more convenient." Anya shrugged."I'll do it when I can then, as soon as I get my hands on something sharp enough." She noted after he assured her that it'd look alright. Her smile died a little after that, but she felt her cheeks start to warm up at his friendly compliments, shortly followed by a chuckle as she saw him scramble to find an excuse for his reddening, "Alright then! You're just hot." She agreed with a small smirk, tucking her hair back behind her ear and out of the way.

Anya shuffled around a little so that she was laying on her back, not too far from Frigus, looking up, past the trees and into the sky, "Frigus," Anya started, "I think we've made it clear that the life I knew maybe wasn't the best life, not for anyone." She paused, turning her head slightly to look at him, "You need to stop saying that. It'll get better." She noted with a gentle smile. His response to her made her a little worried, but a relived, "I won't have to think about it then!" She said with a little smile, but was nervous about when the time would come, that's exactly how she would feel. "Have you done this before then? You said you'd seen it before?" Anya asked with a slightly tilted head. She laughed lightly at his next words, "No, please refrain from stealing anything." Anya noted with a small laugh. She gave him a sympathetic look, letting him talk before giving him a small smile, "And that's alright," She noted, letting her smile grow a little wider, "You're allowed to be feeling guilty." She noted with a smirk. After a little while, she sat up and took a glance at the fire, the warm smell of the venison filling her senses and making her want nothing more than something to eat, "When will it be ready?" Anya asked with an eager smile.

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Anya gave him a small, light, but evenly so friendly smile, subtly using her hand to cover the bite wound, "Oh, I know you're full of them!" She chuckled, rolling her eyes slightly at him, "You don't need to tell me." Anya scoffed sarcastically before leaving her smile gently on her cheeks as she watched him flip the meat hungerly. As the topic changed, she felt her smile slightly fading slightly, but she tried to keep it steady, "I don't think it's likely to get all that much worse, but it's possible." She shrugged, "And if that's the case, then it might as well just stay as it is," Anya murmured with a huff. Her smile soon completely disappeared, leaving in it's place a rather unhappy frown. "right." Anya heard him scoff, making her brows furrow as she thought she said something wrong. Maybe she had said something wrong, "You don't seem very convinced," Anya scowled at him, feeling a little distrusted, but not quite enough to say very much about it. Anya shook her head slightly, "Anyway... Most of them live on the palace grounds, with food served and their children are allowed to play in the gardens. The ones who don't live in the walls get extra pay..." Anya paused like she had forgotten to mention something, "Or that's what I'm told at least." She added. As the topic slowly got a little lighter, she let her scowl rest to a rather blank expression. "just doing what i was trained to. giving to those who need more than myself. sure i could have gotten something to eat myself, but i didnt need it as much as they did." She smiled softly at this, but it didn't seem to last all that long, "You're a good person, Frigus." Anya stated quietly, "Maybe too good," she huffed under her breath. Anya watched as he placed the slips of meat on the stones, looking more than eager for them to cool. Anya looked at the sky for a small moment before looking back to him with a slightly tilted head, "I'd be happy to stay away from civilization for a little while, so that's just perfect!" Anya yelped with a childish smile. Really, the fact that she wouldn't have to see anyone but Frigus for a few days seemed really quite nice. The top prize would be being alone, but Frigus seemed quite quiet unless he was spoken to, so she wouldn't mind him being around either. Anya started to give a gentle smile, "I'm simply delighted that I make you so happy." She noted with a bright but small smile.

The young lady gave Frigus a smile, looking down at her dress, "Really? But I like this one." She pouted sarcastically. "But I suppose a new one would be highly convenient. I'll see what I can do about. Maybe something less... Extravagant?" She asked with a chuckle. She looked back through the woods, just able to see a few roofs of the towns, "Yeah, it'd be nice if you could do that. Saves me having to sneak into the tows. I'll be able to put something together to make some sort of a dress at some poingt as well." Anya shrugged with a small smile, only growing when he continued with his excuses for his red cheeks, "Mhm, yeah?" She asked with a laugh, "Well, I'm actually a little cold, so why not?" Joked as she moved a little closer towards the warmth of the fire, watching the flames dance and roar in read and yellow and orange bursts.

Anya smiled softly, more than happy that he was at least trying to stop talking about the life she seemed to be loosing in his eyes. Though, for Anya, there didn't seem to be a whole lot that she was loosing. "You don't need to worry about keeping me happy. I can do that myself, all you need to make sure that happens is that I don't do something dumb." She smiled with a light laugh, "And of course, like you say, helping me get through things. That'd be a plus." She added, her smile growing in to a grin. They locked eyes for a moment, Anya tilting her head ever so slightly, "You know, your eyes are really quite stunning. Like the sky." Anya noted with a small smile before glancing away again. When he mentioned that his caretaker had done, she gave a light smile, "That was nice of her. " Anya nodded, "But the question is, how old were you? Was it not a little... Scary?" She asked with furrowed brows before she felt herself get nudged, quickly turning it into a smile. "yes of course, your highness."He said, making her chuckle a little. "Ha ha, very funny," She rolled her eyes lightly, "But please, never call me that again," She finished with a chuckle. When Frigus said she could help herself, she grinned and reached for one, then paused, looking a little confused about how she was meant to eat it. "Do you not have any cutlery?" She asked with a tilted head.

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She chuckled and shook her head gently, letting resting her head in her hand lightly, "True. I know I’m guilty." Anya let her smile rest gently on her face as she watched him for a moment, still quite confused about how she was meant to eat the meat. It seemed like quite a simple task, but she had been raised around manners, and such a thing could have her scorned. She just guessed that she would have to adapt. "Yeah... But most of the time things tend to get worse before they get better." While Anya knew it was true, she couldn’t help but feel a little down hearted. If it got worse, how worse exactly would it get? How would anything – or one – keep on going? Would they even be able to? She didn’t actually talk, nor did she think it was needed, not right now.

Anya pouted softly, letting her head rest on her knees. She didn’t really want to argue with him, nor did she want to let him continue thinking such a thing, “You’ve never been inside the walls, have you? The gardens, the little cabins for the soldiers- or the banquet halls that are used for them? The soldiers have a banquet almost every night.” Anya’s smile came back slightly, “They seem happy enough when they’re in there. But I can’t say very much for the guys who live in the villages. I’ve been told they get more pay, but that could just be a lie, like you said.” Anya shrugged, her smile fading again slightly again before glancing away and looking quietly at the ground.

Anya glanced up at him again, her smile slowly returning as she saw his shy blush, "I-I don’t know. just... not being selfish..." Anya nodded quietly before speaking up again, “And humble.” She noted with a light chuckle, “I don’t know all that many people who would have been as nice to me as you have been, especially right now,” Anya shrugged, returning a small smile. She was being somewhat sarcastic when she had noted she has happy to make him happy, but she had still well and truly meant it, and she was glad that he could see that, and his actions somewhat showed it.

Anya gave a small nod, pursing her lips slightly, “Something boring then… Is that what we need?” She asked quietly with a small chuckle. Really, she liked experimenting with different colours and styles, but if she really had to give that up- well, she would do it, but she wouldn’t like it. Anya hated wearing dresses, they’re uncomfy, but she simply adored some of their designs. Still, a shirt and pants sounded a little more convenient, and more comfortable. “Huh?” She paused before nodding with a chuckle, “Yeah, yeah. If you could get me some of those that would be absolutely amazing!” Anya asked with a quick smile before going back to resting her head on her knees again, watching the golden crackle and dance around.

She gave him a small, sarcastic laugh, “Oh yeah, because I’m just always getting myself into trouble.” Anya rolled her eyes, giving him a small chuckle as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, “As long as you’re watching out for my very consistent mischief, then I’m sure all would be well.” She joked, feeling herself uplift a little. As the subject changed, she felt her smile grow and beam. She couldn’t normally handle complements very well, she just cringed at them, but she felt comfortable with Frigus and for some reason she didn’t find herself quivering, instead more flattered. Her face reddened slightly in a light blush before bringing her eyes from the flames to meet his, “Mesmerizing… Is that the word you’re looking for?” She asked with a chuckle, “Well, yes, I do get that from time to time.” Anya joked in attempt to hide her fuzz, breaking eye contact as she felt her face get hot. “I prefer yours though, really. They’re a gorgeous colour, majestic, honestly,” She noted with a slightly tilted head, “I don’t think you’d be Frigus without them.” Anya finished with a small chuckle before glancing back up at him.

Anya watched him with intent as he told her about his experience, feeling herself become nervous. It was comforting to know that he had seen similar things before, but she was almost nervous about what he had seen in the past. “I’d think that was traumatizing for you, especially being so young, to see your provider hurt…” Anya paused to look at him, but when Frigus looked back, it almost seemed like he looked straight through her, “… In attempt to protect you.” She finished with furrowed brows. “But at least she healed, right?” Anya asked with a tilted head. “I know for a fact that if I was in that position- and so young- I would have been scared to my wits end.” Anya voiced politely before the subject changed. She gave him a smile before eyeing the slab of meat wearily, “How am I meant to know if it bites back or not?” She asked with a wrinkled nose before picking it up, looking as though she was examining it. Eventually, she took a bite before smiling with a soft nod, “It’s good!” She exclaimed, taking another bite. She had eaten venison before, with toppings, sides and sauces, so it somewhat surprised her how good it was without all that, and it was clear from the look on her face.