Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-15488047-20131022040716/@comment-15488047-20131026021659

He felt a wave of surprise wash over him as the reindeer's warm tongue moved across his cheek, in stark contrast with the painfully icy cold wind that assaulted him the moment Tianee opened the door. In a word, Neil was powerful. Cerule could see now how the reindeer was able to incapacitate an Ursa.

"Hello there, Neil. I've heard some rather impressive things about you," he said, staring into an intelligent pair of eyes - how else would the reindeer had known that his companion was coming back on this day, at this time? He placed a hand on the creature's side in (what he hoped) was a sign of friendliness. Absentmindedly petting Neil, he let his eyes sweep across the landscape, taking in all the new details as his breath rose up in wispy clouds of steam.

He liked the way Tianee acted around Neil, tension melting off her body from when she had been referring to her brother. It spoke volumes about the state of her family, really, and how close she was with Neil. He hoped the he would be able to do as good a job in protecting his friend as Neil did when the reindeer wasn't there to do it.

"Well, we seem to be incredibly popular today," he joked. "What should we do first?"