How Far - [Open]

He looked at her looking at his hand, well, more like staring really. She seemed confused by it, as if trying to comprehend what it meant, what was expected of her. He could tell the confusion frustrated her, and possibly embarrassed her, though he could tell mostly by the way her cheeks turned red slightly. He tilted his head to the side, a little surprised. For once, he had known something that she didnt. Then again, were it not for that blacksmith back in the town, he wouldnt know what it was either. In truth he still didnt really grasp what it was completely, just that it was something people did in situations like these.

She mimicked his gesture and just left her hand there, still staring, focusing on her own actions and whether or not she was acting correctly. It almost caused him to laugh, but he knew better and simply stood up like he had planned. After doing so, he extended his arms above his head in a stretching motion, bringing them slowly back down to his sides. It was in the middle of this motion that she spoke again. The sudden sound made him pause mid-stretch, and look down at her a little curiously. The way she said it made it sound like a demand, or a command, but he could tell it was still a suggestion. Though also told by the way she said it, it was something she really wanted to do. The beach wasnt something he had had in mind, but then again, he didnt have anything in mind. He wasnt exactly educated enough to make his own decisions just yet, which he was okay with. He didnt mind doing what others would have him do, as long as he liked the idea anyway.

He continued and finished his stretch after looking at her, shook his head, and looked at her, being greeted by her crooked smile. He smiled back and nodded his head "Sure, sounds fine. Its been awhile since I've seen water." he said casually, walking over to the inn door once he was finished. He held it open in waiting for her to exit, as he didnt even know where the beach supposedly was. Just like he had basically been doing all night, he would follow her wherever it was she was taking him. And he was okay with that, because he trusted her. Despite her own cluelessness about certain things, he was sure he could learn a thing or two from her.

Leading the two of them was something it appeared he was destined to do, which was more fitting considering he was older. He wasnt one to think that he should always be the leader, but then again he had never had anyone to even lead in the first place. He was still in a position where it was wisest to just go along with everything, so he allowed himself to lead them towards the beach. Strangly enough, he knew where to go just about, for he had this feeling that guided him in that general direction. He couldnt make it out, perhaps because he was still rather far from the water itself. He followed that feeling nonetheless, not even thinking about how quite it was around them, save for the sounds of their own footsteps. Not a light was on in a house, and not a sound was heard inside of them. To him personally, this seemed more natural, so he didnt think of it. If there was a house with just one light on, he would look at it and be confused for a few moments, finding it UNnatural. But this was not the case, so he could follow that feeling towards the beach without distraction.

They arrived without saying anything, though the trip was pretty short so the silence didnt grow to become awkward. He stopped halfway down the beach, but she kept going, and he could tell she was enjoying something besides the water itself. He was still wearing boots so he could only feel the sink of his feet in the sand with every step, though he wasnt set off balance from it. Instead he adjusted quickly, and before long it felt as normal as regular earth beneath him. That feeling inside of him had grown and was becoming recognizeable, but for now he looked up at the sky. Dark and cloudy, it looked almost ominous, and he found himself missing the regular stars that dotted the sky. It made him frown, but only slightly. He pulled his gaze away and looked back at Lucy, who was now at the waters edge, looking quite relax, which turned that small frown upside down.

He took a few steps closer, intent to join her beside the water, but he stopped suddenly. The feeling in his stomach had become even more recognizeable...unease. This atmosphere, it was setting him off, telling him he shouldnt be out here or something of that sort. He couldnt guess it was the beach itself, so he assumed it was the water. It didnt so easily want him to be there, which was setting off an internal reaction which would instinctively cause him to turn away, but he was intent to stay, at least for Lucy's sake. He composed himself as best he could, and continued the path up next to her, stopping as he was right next to her. He was silent for only a few more short moments, looking at the sky again. He did speak, but without looking at her. "Seems a little foreboding out here without the stars, doesnt it?

He noticed but didnt really care to awknowledge the way she bent down towards the ground, apparently picking up whatever it was she had noticed in the ground. He spoke without really realizing that maybe she was focused on those things, which he would have otherwise not have done, finding such rude. So he spoke, and actually noticed the way she dropped the shell fragments from her hands before answering. He mentally chastised himself for interrupting whatever it was she was finding interesting, but didnt appear to make a reaction, at least not until after she spoke. To which he nodded in agreement, finding her words very truthful. He always sought refuge in the starry sky whenever he began to doubt himself and his journey. So calm and beautiful, it seemed to inspire him to press on. He felt a connection with the night sky, but not the kind of connection he felt with the earth itself. With further insight, he assumed that perhaps the earth itself had a connection with the sky, which led to him feeling a sort of lesser secondary connection. It made him feel happy nonetheless. So obviously its absence left him feeling somewhat lacking.

He was caught up in this when she pointed up to the dark clouded sky, though still able to catch it so followed her finger. It took him a minute but he was able to realize she was referring to Polaris. He didnt smile, but instead hummed thoughtfully for a moment. That one star did seem to hold importance, though he could never exactly place what kind on it.He was always able to pick it out though, as it was somewhat obvious, at least to him. The beachside visit had left him in a somewhat cold state, as he wasnt smiling and feeling as loose as usual, but was instead falling into the kind of serious attitude he got on occasion. He continued to look up at the sky when suddenly there was a flashing light, which caused his eyes to widen a little.

She had asked the same thing he was wondering. What on earth was that just then? He honestly couldnt place it, for he never knew names for such things. Oh he had seen them plenty of times before, but had never really wondered what they were, or if they meant anything. To him though, they looked like stars suddenly moving from their current location to another, but extremely fast, and out of sight. So he proposed this theory to her, suggesting such. He claimed that it was just a guess though, and that he was only speaking out of what he had observed. He wondered what she would think of it.

A sigh escaped his lips not too long after he had finished voicing his own suggestion about the strange light in the sky. It was caused by that feeling he was getting in his stomach even now, and the dark sky. Instead of allowing the moon to cast its pale light down on the earth, it was instead covered in shadow. Not much of the land and those on it appreciated such darkness, and it almost seemed ominous. In a sense, he was at an unease not just because of the water, but also because the earth was from the lack of any light. He felt tense now in all honesty, but he tried not to show it, to let Lucy think he was still feeling same old, as he had been throughout the long and increasingly interesting night. He suddenly found himself blinking, for his eyes were beginning to hurt...perhaps he was more tired than he realize he would be. After all, he had been awake longer tonight than he had been in a very long time. He followed his own curfew quite well.

Despite this, he was out here for Lucy rather than himself, so no matter how he felt, he would not make a suggestion one way or another until she asked him to. Right now, she was the boss as far as where they would be for the next while, and he was just fine with that. Though, as if reading his thoughts, she made a suggestion to go back to the inn for the night, to finally get some sleep. Despite all these reasons to leave, he did actually take a moment to consider whether or not he was ready to leave just yet, if he truly and personally felt like leaving. In the end, he figured it was time to leave, if he really wanted to, he could just come back to this spot tomorrow before they left, if tomorrow was to be their day of leaving.
His head looked to his left suddenly, hearing sudden movement from Lucy as she walked towards a rock and sat on it, taking a sitting position as if awaiting his response to her suggestion. Looking at her, she did seem quite at peace out here in all this, something he couldnt say about himself.

Looking at her, he remembered how all this time what he mostly wanted to do was sit down on the beach and just look up...though he never really did. It made him realize how weak his legs were getting from standing on them for so long. "If your ready." he said calmly, turning his back to face the direction of the town, yet looking over his shoulder still to see her, waiting for her to either start moving to him, or say she wasnt ready just yet. If she came over to him, he would lead them back to the inn, though from there he would need some help for he neither knew how exactly an inn worked, or where his room even was.