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[tortulja]

“If my mother saw me now, you know, what I have become, I do not think she would be very proud.”

[Prompt]

"I don't think that's true," Tort said softly, her brows and the corners of her lips dipped downwards in sadness. "Compared to when I first met you? There's a lot you've done to change, to be better - for yourself and for the people you love. You have a lot to be proud of, Dalamus."

[tortulja]

"Is that supposed to do that?"

[Prompt]

"Hm? ...oh, no, it's not," she said with a small huff, making her ways towards the toppled headstone with the intention to right it again.

"Sometimes they'll fall over on their own if the base gets eroded, but other times it's because someone has pushed it."

[tortulja]

"You can tell me, you know. That is the way the whole friends thing works.”

[Prompt]

"I know, I just...." she allowed a sigh to escape as she closed her eyes, shaking her head. "I don't like being a burden."

[tortulja]

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[tortulja]

"I want something in return for that." [Haaki]

[Prompt]

“Obviously,” came the reply, and she turned to face the Nord, her mouth set in a firm line. “What is it you’d be wanting, then?”

[tortulja]

“ i’m all done, do your thing.”

[Prompt]

Tortulja stood back and gave what appeared to be a critical eye to the work Halldis had done. After what seemed like too long, a smile broke across her face and she gave the fellow Nord a gleeful pat on the shoulder.

“No, there’s nothing I need to do, you did great!” she exclaimed, motioning towards the cleaned and flowered headstone. “Look how beautiful those dragon’s tongues look with the yellow and red mountain flowers. So simple, but so elegant.”

[tortulja]

"I don't want to do it." [Hjolrin]

[Prompt]

Of course he wouldn’t, and Tortulja would never force him. With how frequently Arlain was off - fighting dragons and saving the world - she knew it took it’s toll on Hjolrin, and she only wanted to try and distract him.

But asking him to stray away from home was too much.

“Then we don’t have to go far at all. We can set up right outside the house if you want and I can go get the supplies from town myself,” she offered, a small, hopeful smile on her face. “All you’d have to do is get a fire going and maybe put down a blanket for us to sit on. Is that okay?”

[tortulja]

“I am just giving you a hard time. Come, give us a hug.”

[Prompt]

“I don’t think I shall,” she replied with a huff, sticking her nose towards the sky in an act of exaggerated rebellion. Were it not for the telltale tugging of a smile at her lips, one might have been fooled into thinking she was serious.

“You were awfully rude to me and you expect a reward? I think not, sir.”

[tortulja]

“ maybe we should just go.”

[Prompt]

A part of her felt defiant - felt as though they shouldn’t have to leave. But the more cautious part of her knew it was for the best, especially when the crowd inside the inn was getting rowdier by the second.

“Yeah... let’s just... look for somewhere else.”

[tortulja]

"You have blood on you. ”

[Prompt]

“Do I?” The Nord looked down at her robe, and although the damp stain was easily ignored as the fabric was dark black, she was positive Dalamus was right. 

“I suppose you would have a nose for such things,” she remarked with a small frown, pulling the robe slightly away from her body, hoping that it had not soaked through and stained her clothing underneath.

“I’ll have to get changed before I go out for lunch, give me a moment.”

[tortulja]

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It's been a while since I've drawn Tort :)

[tortulja]

“You hear that? Something’s close.”

[Prompt]

Tortulja slowed her pace, listening for what might have been making the noise Halldis had picked up on. It wasn’t quite sundown yet, but that didn’t stop some of the more nefarious beings from starting their routines early.

"We’re not too far from the first guard tower, let’s keep going and hope that whatever it was doesn’t follow us.”

[tortulja]

“I officially hate this forest.“

[Prompt]

“Judging by the looks of it, I’d say the forest doesn’t like you that much either.”

[tortulja]

“It’s the jellies. It’s that thing, you feel it when you believe in ssomething despite everyone telling you you’re wrong.”

[Prompt]

“Is that what that’s called?” Tort replied with a smile and a small laugh. “I’ll have to remember that for later.”

[tortulja]

“You want a glass of wine? 'Cause I could use a glass of wine.“

[Prompt]

Tortulja rubbed at her temples and nodded in response.

“Wine would be lovely.”

[tortulja]

“ i didn’t think there was anything to the story.”

[Prompt]

“The story is a half-truth,” Tort admitted with a chuckle, shaking her head. “The only time a slaughterfish has been in the city is when one was purposefully released to scare people. Fortunately, the guards were able to catch it and release it back to the lake, but the story is told as if the cistern was overrun with slaughterfish.”

[tortulja]

"It's fast and dirty, but it works." [From a Scamp?]

[Prompt]

“I’m not arguing that, I’m arguing whether or not you should do it at all.”