(Rabbit)
Rabbit was startled when the stranger's eyes opened suddenly and the man tried to sit up. ?
"C-careful there, s-sir," the little vampire cautioned, backing up a step.? "We just got you p-patched up.? Don' go m-makin' it worse by hurtin' yourself."
The propped himself up against the back of the sofa, then began examining himself, pulling off his gloves and opening his outer garments to check the place where he'd been wound.? A look of puzzlement came over his face and he looked back to Rabbit, saying something in that strange language he'd spoken in before.? Rabbit bit his lip and shook his head slightly, but then the man seemed to notice the food the little vampire had brought to the room. Without further ado, the stranger drank the broth and the tea and devoured the stew with a ravenous fury.? When he'd finally finished everything on the tray, he surprised Rabbit by bowing to him in what seemed like a gesture of gratitude. ?
The man began speaking once again, gesturing questioningly, apparently wondering if Rabbit could understand what he was saying.? Rabbit could only shake his head once again.? "S-sorry, sir," he said helplessly.? "I d-don' understand."? The little vampire chewed on his lip for a moment.? He'd heard a lot of languages and accents in his time, especially here at the Dionysus, but nothing was ringing a bell with him.? He tried addressing the man in Japanese, then in Romany, but the stranger only looked as blank as Rabbit had felt.? Falling back on the few words and phrases he remembered from other languages only produced the same lack of understanding.
Communication apparently not an option at the moment, Rabbit turned his thoughts to things he _could_ do.? He gave the man a serious lookover, noting that the man's clothes were not only torn and encrusted with dried blood where he'd been wounded, they were also somewhat dirty as well. ?
"Uhm, s-sir?? Would you like to, uhm, m-maybe get cleaned up?" he asked, miming movements of washing his face and upper body.? "I can get your clothes cleaned too, if'n you want.? And maybe fix the torn parts?"? He tried miming those things as well, wondering if anything was being understood.? "I can get you a, uhm, b-bed, if'n you wanna rest some more. Which wouldn' be a bad idea, y'know."
While he waited to see if the stranger would respond, the little vampire let his eyes settle on the stranger's striking face once again.? "You s-sure are good-lookin'," he sighed, starting to reach up to touch the man's smooth features and strangely colored hair but quickly stopping himself, feeling his cheeks suddenly blush with embarrassment.? "Wherever you c-come from."
{Roue]
His host appears to have understood that Roue was thanking him which was good though it seemed to have flustered the other a bit.? When Rabbit spoke again, it seemed like he was trying to use different languages because the tone and the way he spoke changed, but it didn't help with the verbal understanding so it seemed like this was still a no go.? The fact that the other was able to communicate in so many different languages has impressed Roue as he only held fluency in a couple of languages under his own belt, but again, unless Rabbit was well versed in elvish and/or was taught the lingo by one of his race, that wasn't going to work either.? Despite their current predicament though, their gesticulation seemed to be working on a basic level, so at least they had that going for them.
So now that his hunger was resolved, his attention now turned to his own state of being, so when Rabbit started miming washing up, Roue had vigorously nodded as answer.? He felt absolutely filthy.? Not only was he sweaty as a result of all the running around he did, his feverish dreams adding another layer on top of that and he was dirty in several places to boot.? His clothing was a lot more tattered than he originally thought, plucking at the edges of his vest where he previously bled through, though he was amazed that his wound was closed up so quickly.? It wasn't his natural healing, that's for sure.? He wondered if the fidgety youth was the one who healed him but he wasn't quite sure how to ask.? Point to his side and then place a quizzical look onto his face?? It sounds very silly in theory.? So he decided to leave that for later.? The fact was that he was healed though the pain and ache was still there.? Almost like his body didn't yet recognize that he's recovered though that didn't do anything about his tired.? He did feel like he was being lulled to sleep but he wanted to wash up first.? What to do about his clothes though?? He looked back at Rabbit who seemed to pick up on that and mimicked again the actions of sewing up and pointed at the wizard's clothing.? Reaching into the folds of his cape, Roue pulled out a small leather pouch and then placed it into the table, opening it and letting Rabbit peer inside.
"<I'd like to pay you for taking care of me,>" he said, gesturing to the insides.? "<And board and room.>"? Since his pursuers seem to be unable to enter this place, at least for now.? Who knows when they would be successful, as any place that he's been at, regardless of how hidden away or fortified it was, has always had its peace breached and so he too couldn't stay here for too long either.? Otherwise, these unassuming people would too be caught up in the storm, so he planned to leave as soon as he regained his strength.? though there was still the matter of his clothing.? He had nothing else on him so that means he'd have to get them mended.? Since it is a service he can utilize or purchase, he too nodded to Rabbit's askance of the same.? So raising one finger, he copycatted Rabbit's gesture of washing up.? Now two fingers, tugging at his clothes and cape, pantomiming the sewing.? Lastly, he raised three fingers and clasped his hands together to use as a pillow, indicating a need to sleep afterwards.? So he gestured again at the pouch full of coins hoping that would be enough.
When Rabbit reached for him, he didn't quite understand what he was trying to do.? Did he want to shake his hand in a gesture of goodwill?? The wizard reached out himself, taking Rabbit's hand into his own and gently shook it, smiling.? He pointed with the other to himself and said one word.? "<Roue..Roouuu...> hoping that at least that could be understood as his name.
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