sam evans ( werewolf ) . (tamest) wrote in light_of_may, |
As much as he had believed the higher perch would give him an advantage when it came to his surroundings he was looking in the wrong direction and focusing on something else entirely when Jo came up to the base of the tree and spoke to him. To his credit he didn't jump too badly, though he started physically it was only the slightest jerk of his frame and tensing of his muscles before he looked down and proved to himself with the sight of her standing there that there was no danger. Whatever he had seen -- or thought he had seen -- in the bushes at a distance wasn't there when he looked that way again and he returned his attention to Jo quickly enough that he wouldn't come across as rude.
"Um." Sam cleared his throat, catching himself and his hesitation quickly. "It's nice," he said, nodding his head. The weather was the same up in the tree as it was down on the ground but Sam knew she was asking to start a conversation, he had figured out very quickly with Jo that she liked to talk with the people she was comfortable it. It was reassuring to know that he counted as one of those people. That wasn't something he was familiar with at all and it was going to take a while yet -- perhaps a long while -- before he got used to it. "Do you need me to come down?"