[ from a distance, rand doesn't actually recognize him.
and that leaves him wary. yes, this is greentruth; yes, there are natives of horos with animal features, and he's learned to get used to that. sort of. yes, he doesn't necessarily know every single person who lives in the forests. but the wings in particular aren't like anything else he's ever seen, and
in truth, it's nothing rational. at a glance, ryunosuke looks like a stranger. anyone rand doesn't immediately recognize could very well be an enemy. it's happened once before, it's happened twice before, and even if godsblood isn't safe (but was it ever, really?), greentruth is meant to be. but his sense of safety's been rattled, and what he really thinks is that he was better before allowing himself that kind of complacency.
horos is dangerous. they're at war.
so he approaches ryunosuke warily, a little slowly, the Power raging in him, and...then he's close enough to see that familiar error. clocks that familiar face. and oh, oh, alright. it's only a friend, if one who's — struggling. ]
Try holding the bow a little more to the left. You almost had it.
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and that leaves him wary. yes, this is greentruth; yes, there are natives of horos with animal features, and he's learned to get used to that. sort of. yes, he doesn't necessarily know every single person who lives in the forests. but the wings in particular aren't like anything else he's ever seen, and
in truth, it's nothing rational. at a glance, ryunosuke looks like a stranger. anyone rand doesn't immediately recognize could very well be an enemy. it's happened once before, it's happened twice before, and even if godsblood isn't safe (but was it ever, really?), greentruth is meant to be. but his sense of safety's been rattled, and what he really thinks is that he was better before allowing himself that kind of complacency.
horos is dangerous. they're at war.
so he approaches ryunosuke warily, a little slowly, the Power raging in him, and...then he's close enough to see that familiar error. clocks that familiar face. and oh, oh, alright. it's only a friend, if one who's — struggling. ]
Try holding the bow a little more to the left. You almost had it.
[ is offered, presently, with a faint smile. ]