𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽.

𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 . . .

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

ೃ࿐✧ଂ٠· gale of waterdeep; once the chosen of mystra.

❛ 𝒊'𝒎 𝒂 𝒘𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 . . . ❜

↻ + ♡ ?

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

this isn't what it looks like -

[‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍𝐄 . 𝐅𝐑𝐘𝐄 . @AMysteriousDame]

Raises an eyebrow .

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

“that it is ! how do you like it ? not too bright, i hope ?”

[𝕽𝖊𝖛𝖆𝖑𝖊𝖗 @mildlywhispered]

“Oh! So it’s your doing!”

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

+ lets out a triumphant laugh. )

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

are you . . . alright ?

( he stops, of course, quite quickly at their request. but the child stirs, begins to wail, and gale is quick to turn back to the infant and shush, bounce and make amusing faces at the child to soothe whatever upset may have started. when it works, he +

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ 𝔬h, ‍ ‍𝘴𝘰 ‍ ‍𝗯𝖊𝖓𝖊𝖛𝖔𝖑𝖊𝖓𝖙. @fugueacres]

( watching with the anxious anticipation of a beaten dog, muscles tense in wait of being proven right. are they jealous ? are they jealous of this .. thing ? this blubbery, weak, and defensiveless horror ..

are they afraid of it ?

it's frustrating. gale &&

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

// *taps gale* this bad boy can fit so much yearning inside

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

@AdoringDraconic + with a flick of his wrist and the quick utterance of a spell.

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

“ah, i couldn't agree more. now, i'm more than happy to cook us all something delicious before heading to bed. you know - our packs are quite well stocked, considering how we ended up in this wilderness . . . i could probably make a request - should you have one.”

a curious +

[𐌕𐌀𐌔𐋅𐌋𐌉𐌍 @AdoringDraconic]

Chuckling a bit, her gaze shifted to the others as they began unpacking as well. She raised her arms stretching out her limbs with a sigh.

"I truly try my best. Besides.. a rest and some food sounds awfully nice."

Tail swishing as she placed her bag down beginning to unpack.

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

@AdoringDraconic “excellent choice. consider it most enthusiastically done.”

gale hums as he works - taking the ingredients out of the packs, gathering as many as he can that will give the meal some flavour, cleaning them, preparing them. getting the fire for the pot set up, effortlessly done +

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

and, he's not sure why, but he's been struck with the impulse to cast rainbow illusions over the camp.

well, at least it brightens the place up a bit.

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

eats a hat.

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

+ unfathomable to the ordinary person.”

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

“i must say, you surprise me, astarion . . . i would have thought you, of all people, would be all too happy to have such a powerful friend in your corner.

after all . . . are we not in need of as much of it as we can muster ? the powers at play here are on a scale so . . . +

[ᅠ 𝐌𝐔𝐂𝐇ᅠ𝐓𝐎ᅠ𝐁𝐄ᅠ𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐃 . @palespawn]

⠀
“ oh、gale、i don’t doubt you’ve tangled with a few ink stains ﹠ the occasional exploded potion . but divine messes ? those are surely a different breed . ” he waves a hand dramatically .

“ you’d be ✰
⠀

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

+ suggestion of a public reading, gale laughs - if there’s anything he will be remembered for, he most certainly hopes it isn’t his sometimes lacklustre poetry.

“ah, so you’re an adventuring type, after all. do you have any tales to share that you wish to outlast you yet ?”

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

“oh, do you travel often ? if you’re in the habit of it, you must visit - truly. no city in faerûn compares ! well, baldur’s gate, arguably, is a most worthy second to the city of splendours,” he exclaims, enthusiasm brimming even as homesickness is never too far behind.

“yes. +

[Schrödinger. (Parody) @KittyWitcher]

"Ooh. So you're like, a scholar of magic. I haven't been to Waterdeep, I don't know what it's like there. But I'm always impressed how much smart stuff people can cram into their brains."

"What? Maybe you should do a public reading of your work sometime!" His grin turns ~

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

+ i am, too. it's a marvel to behold - the city hosts a myriad of impressive scholars and professors. and how often i imagined myself, perhaps, one day, in their shoes with a crowd of students, a most rapt audience, gifting me apples for wisdoms most happily parted.”

at the +

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

+ in the morning, my friend. my shoulder is not the most suitable of pillows.”

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

astarion’s head falling only to end up resting upon his shoulder has gale instinctively going still - filled with a reluctance to disturb such needed rest. in this moment of silence, he notices how the glow of the fire is slowly dimming as the moon shines so brightly above, +

[‍‍ ‍‍ 𝖘𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑒 ‍‍𝖍𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 ֶָ֢ @laminaetsanguis]

spending all day killing people knee deep in mud and dirt does this to a man ── even to a bicentenary undead. astarion tries to keep his eyes open; the wizard is talking to him, isn't he ? he's saying something about ... 𝑏𝑒𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑠 ? gods, yes, get him a --

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

+ indecision, before his arm is slowly wrapping around astarion’s shoulder, wary of startling the other man. gently, gale guides astarion to his feet, his weight supported by his own, and slowly shuffles them both towards the bedroll set up at astarion’s tent.

“you’ll thank me +

[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

well . . . if he's sure - there's an open seat beside him and a goblet of wine to spare, should he partake, of course.

[ᅠ 〝ᅠᅠ𝑱. 𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑲𝑬𝑹 .ᅠᅠ @cxstleprisoner]

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Struggling? He can freely talk about those things with him . He shouldn't be left alone .
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[𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽. @ofsapientiae]

“and modesty, too - is another talent.”

his smile is cheeky now, poking a little fun. after all, it reveals equally her nature, but his own admiration.

[𐌕𐌀𐌔𐋅𐌋𐌉𐌍 @AdoringDraconic]

Chuckling a bit, she glanced aside as she sheepishly scratched her cheek.

"Not exactly my fortes.. but I can admit when someone looks good."