[B] What's Humorous to Me (Joke & Slide)

[theCorniest]

He'd been enchanted by her voice, her namesake, and by her general loveliness. It had been a simple playful romp - he hadn't meant for things to get this far.

Well, realistically, things were probably going to get this far eventually, whether with her or with another. Bound to happen, really. In any event, he couldn't just... let it be. Leave her and their children to indifferent fate. He would be there to support them, certainly, but he could do more. There had to be more.

So Jokes-With-Bees left on a quest to find a stag or mare to bless their clutch. It hadn't promised to be a simple task, and it had not disappointed. He'd been traveling for weeks, chasing every rumor, treading every overgrown path he came across in search of one of Matope's blessed children. it had led to a number of uncomfortable situations, but these were the lengths he was willing to go to for his family.

phoenix kiss

 

[phoenix kiss]

He had followed one of his daughters into the swamp -- Little Maker had been convinced that there were more worms in the swamp, the giant cave worms that she'd heard about from the zikwa. Having been born in the swamp itself, Little Maker heard more than her father did, and so she'd dragged (almost by force) her father away from the borderlands to join her in her search.

It meant that -- in the midst of his search, someone found him; he found himself staring down his long nose at the buck, blinking mildly at him as his tail lashed behind his long legs. "I suppose you are in search of a blessing," the stag said, slowly. Like maybe this was all a mistake and he could hopefully be on his way without having to interact with anyone.