Just Away from the Bonfire: Ellie & Rider & Kaden
Rider was being awfully sweet. Ellie appreciated how he went out of his way to make sure she was having fun. Sorin and Thierry too, but Rider was...well...him. If it never happened again Ellie would happily hold this moment close to her heart for a long time.
The attempt at her accent made her laugh, and her eyes light up. "That was awful," she said through her giggles.
She was used to people being taller than her so it was nothing for her to crane her head back to look up at Rider. It spilled her hair down her back, but at least it was out of her face for once. Her hand in his was warmer than others, especially being outside this long, but her magic kept her warmer than other people.
There were a few false starts as she had to learn how to take a lead. Rider would go one way while Ellie thought to go another. It made her laugh at herself until she finally let go of trying to be in control. The whisky in her cider certainly helped, and she found herself focused just on what they were doing. And Rider. Everything else was a merry blur.
"Only on account tha' I'm trusting you to not let me fall on me nose," she answered then giggled for the turn.