Eli
Eli shook her apology off, sighing to himself. As they sat in silence he pondered on a few things, most of them probably irrelevant before she spoke up. Eli looked at her, tilting his head a little with the same serious, scowling face, it was hard to really tell what he was thinking. He nodded, understanding more than she probably thought he did. "Well, I never had much of a life really- soldier is all I've ever really achieved, childhood was a bust, never had any sort of skills or talents, so you're doing better than me, eh?" he said, grinning a little again; though it was a small lie, he's always just had a single talent, a single skill, something he enjoyed- not that he'd really tell anyone what it was, but it was there.
Waving off her thanks he shook his head. "Nah, don't mention it Phoebe, you're a sweet girl, 'least I could do. Isn't like I'm doing anything else at the minute." he said, seeming a little bashful as he run a hand to the back of his neck, rubbing it a little. He wasn't used to compliments or thanks, it made him almost feel needed, it was unfamiliar to say the least.
Waving off her thanks he shook his head. "Nah, don't mention it Phoebe, you're a sweet girl, 'least I could do. Isn't like I'm doing anything else at the minute." he said, seeming a little bashful as he run a hand to the back of his neck, rubbing it a little. He wasn't used to compliments or thanks, it made him almost feel needed, it was unfamiliar to say the least.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." - If you want peace, prepare for war.
