She glanced nervously at the King, but he seemed to be playing along, tousling her hair fondly. The idea of him being her boyfriend was absurd, but she couldn't bring herself to correct Buck and wouldn't know what to say anyway. Her truth would give away the King's, and he would probably kill her if she ruined his fun. Literally.
"...I was gettin' a bit worried when y'didn't come around," Ren said, finally.
"Aw, you know how it is, you find a cute guy, you settle down," he said with a wink. "Sure you can relate."
Ren was already a bit red in the face, and this wasn't helping, nor was the cheerful grin on the King's face. But she couldn't bring herself to just make an excuse and leave.
"So yer not travelin' anymore?"
"A shock, huh? Never thought I'd settle down, but I tell ya what, you meet the right guy an' ya just know."
Ren thought of Gareth's cabin and immediately regretted it. Instead, she stepped to lean against the King's side, the way she thought a girlfriend might. Or a boyfriend, she supposed. She didn't really feel the need to correct Buck on that, either. It wasn't like they'd be running into each other again, and it'd be too hard to explain.
"Grandpa Buck," she began. It was embarrassing to say this in front of the King, but she wouldn't get another chance. But the words froze in her throat. Buck's eyes turned sympathetic and affectionate, and he gave her a pat on the shoulder.
"Y'don't gotta say a thing, nephew."
"I should, though," she said, trying to keep her voice from wavering. "I shoulda gone with you," she said, senselessly, and felt her face heat up as she tried not to cry. "I really shoulda gone with you."
"Aw, don't say that," he said, smiling. "Things worked out, didn't they?" He gestured towards the King. "Even if it was hard in th' middle there."
Things hadn't worked out at all. Instead of saying that, she said, "Yeah, but I miss yer fuckin' apples every goddamn year."
Buck laughed, and held up the candy apple she'd been about to select. "Good news, my husband's are just as good." He considered. "Better since I started helpin'," he decided. "Y'want some for the road?" he suggested.
She really did, but couldn't risk trucking around a crate of apples when she had to run away, so she shook her head. "Maybe I'll circle aroun' later." She wouldn't. Then she remembered something, abruptly, and paled slightly. "Oh, uh, hey, Buck? I gotta friend here, he said he was gonna help me ask after you. Big guy, horns."
"Oh, Gareth? You know him?"
"Yeah, he's a friend of my boyfriend's. We're gonna surprise him, later, so if he comes by askin' after you, mentionin' me, it's cause we haven't popped the surprise yet. Jus' pretend I was never here, okay?" she pushed a finger to her lips and winked suggestively.
"Heh, alrigh', nephew, I got yer back," he said with a laugh. "Don't be a stranger, yeah?"
"Yeah. It was good seein' you again, Buck. Thanks fer everythin'."
"Ah, it weren't nothin'. Yer lil gadgets were more than worth it." He wagged a finger at the King. "You keep ahold of him an' treat him right, y'here? You got a real gem on your hands here. He's got more heart than a dragon has gold."
Ren swallowed, terrified for a moment that he'd figured something out, but he was all smiles. She accepted the apple with a shaky grin and turned, ready to pull the King in the other direction and go far, far away, and then farther still the second she could.
Bree had the most shit-eating grin possible for a wolf when Gareth appeared, her tongue lolling out of her mouth to one side. She didn't even fuss much as he picked her up, but had her revenge by licking his ear and the side of his face repeatedly, getting him good and slobbery. She was fairly sure his ears were sensitive and fairly sure he hated the sensation of dog tongue all up in them.
She wouldn't fit in an apple barrel. His threat was empty.
No one hurled like Gareth, he spun around to gain momentum as if he was in a hurling competition, and she howled with delight as soon as he released her to her spiral through the air. She wasn't worried; he never missed. She arced through the air and landed in a deep part of the river with a cataclysmic splash.
She splashed around for a while, enjoying herself, before clambering onto the side of the river to watch his grand finale of a pumpkin launch. She'd give a shake later, after she headed back up the hill to him. Might as well drench him; it was a good way as any to start a fight. But she had to give him his moment in the sun first. He loved his trebuchet so damn much, and so did everyone else.
"...I was gettin' a bit worried when y'didn't come around," Ren said, finally.
"Aw, you know how it is, you find a cute guy, you settle down," he said with a wink. "Sure you can relate."
Ren was already a bit red in the face, and this wasn't helping, nor was the cheerful grin on the King's face. But she couldn't bring herself to just make an excuse and leave.
"So yer not travelin' anymore?"
"A shock, huh? Never thought I'd settle down, but I tell ya what, you meet the right guy an' ya just know."
Ren thought of Gareth's cabin and immediately regretted it. Instead, she stepped to lean against the King's side, the way she thought a girlfriend might. Or a boyfriend, she supposed. She didn't really feel the need to correct Buck on that, either. It wasn't like they'd be running into each other again, and it'd be too hard to explain.
"Grandpa Buck," she began. It was embarrassing to say this in front of the King, but she wouldn't get another chance. But the words froze in her throat. Buck's eyes turned sympathetic and affectionate, and he gave her a pat on the shoulder.
"Y'don't gotta say a thing, nephew."
"I should, though," she said, trying to keep her voice from wavering. "I shoulda gone with you," she said, senselessly, and felt her face heat up as she tried not to cry. "I really shoulda gone with you."
"Aw, don't say that," he said, smiling. "Things worked out, didn't they?" He gestured towards the King. "Even if it was hard in th' middle there."
Things hadn't worked out at all. Instead of saying that, she said, "Yeah, but I miss yer fuckin' apples every goddamn year."
Buck laughed, and held up the candy apple she'd been about to select. "Good news, my husband's are just as good." He considered. "Better since I started helpin'," he decided. "Y'want some for the road?" he suggested.
She really did, but couldn't risk trucking around a crate of apples when she had to run away, so she shook her head. "Maybe I'll circle aroun' later." She wouldn't. Then she remembered something, abruptly, and paled slightly. "Oh, uh, hey, Buck? I gotta friend here, he said he was gonna help me ask after you. Big guy, horns."
"Oh, Gareth? You know him?"
"Yeah, he's a friend of my boyfriend's. We're gonna surprise him, later, so if he comes by askin' after you, mentionin' me, it's cause we haven't popped the surprise yet. Jus' pretend I was never here, okay?" she pushed a finger to her lips and winked suggestively.
"Heh, alrigh', nephew, I got yer back," he said with a laugh. "Don't be a stranger, yeah?"
"Yeah. It was good seein' you again, Buck. Thanks fer everythin'."
"Ah, it weren't nothin'. Yer lil gadgets were more than worth it." He wagged a finger at the King. "You keep ahold of him an' treat him right, y'here? You got a real gem on your hands here. He's got more heart than a dragon has gold."
Ren swallowed, terrified for a moment that he'd figured something out, but he was all smiles. She accepted the apple with a shaky grin and turned, ready to pull the King in the other direction and go far, far away, and then farther still the second she could.
Bree had the most shit-eating grin possible for a wolf when Gareth appeared, her tongue lolling out of her mouth to one side. She didn't even fuss much as he picked her up, but had her revenge by licking his ear and the side of his face repeatedly, getting him good and slobbery. She was fairly sure his ears were sensitive and fairly sure he hated the sensation of dog tongue all up in them.
She wouldn't fit in an apple barrel. His threat was empty.
No one hurled like Gareth, he spun around to gain momentum as if he was in a hurling competition, and she howled with delight as soon as he released her to her spiral through the air. She wasn't worried; he never missed. She arced through the air and landed in a deep part of the river with a cataclysmic splash.
She splashed around for a while, enjoying herself, before clambering onto the side of the river to watch his grand finale of a pumpkin launch. She'd give a shake later, after she headed back up the hill to him. Might as well drench him; it was a good way as any to start a fight. But she had to give him his moment in the sun first. He loved his trebuchet so damn much, and so did everyone else.
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