Leave a light on

"At least you seem to believe so,"she chuckled a little, taking a smaller sip of her coffee. Well, if they couldn't keep that one going for ages if they needed to. She looked to him as he pointed out walking and running were very different things, well she knew that. Primrose also knew that some people didn't want to just go outside again after having returned inside, especially in weather like this, yet she couldn't hold back the smile as he said he would like go to for a walk after they had finished eating. "Lovely," she breathed out actually excited about going out for a walk that was for the sake of just getting outside and enjoy the snowy winter weather. Then taken a few more bites, letting her eyes fall upon him once in a while with a soft expression before focusing on her own plate and coffee again. Of course she could just have gone out for a walk on her own, it should be so good for your mental health to do so, but she would much rather walk with him than alone either way. Well, it was rather obvious she tried to spent as much time as she could with him at this point after they had found Violet. She had stayed over, and spend time with both of them which of course was as much to get to know Violet, but also to know Austin again, even if when she just sat here with him, it felt so natural to just sit and talk about everything and nothing, and she had missed that. "Thank you, that was just what I needed," she breathed softly out as she had finished the food, smiling towards him. "I will help you clean up," she nodded a little to it not being something to argue with, and the faster they got things put away they could come out and about.

The ate the rest in peace, which always took him by surprise. Not that they hadn’t been able to do that before. When they had been married and lived together, there had been a lot of time where they didn’t have time for each other. They would talk about their day and what they had done, but sometimes they could use days in silence where a simple touch or kiss would have been enough to let the other now that they were okay. But with trying jobs like being a detective, there wasn’t always room for being social when you got home. Wanting nothing more than just to sit in silence and process the horrible things you sometimes witnessed. But one thing was doing it back then, but that it had been so easy to fall back into routine? It had taken him by surprise.

“You’re welcome” he said with a smile and fished up his own plate, nodding that she would help him clean up. “Thank you” he said, as he got up and gathering the plates and with her help, they got the kitchen nice and tidy in no time. “Let me just put some better clothes on, and then I’m ready to take a walk” he said with a smile walking towards the bedroom and put on some jeans and a sweater so it would be a little warmer. When he was done, he walked back out towards the entrée way and put on his jacket. “Ready?” he asked giving her one of his signature small smile.

Primrose nodded a little, putting the last things away, then remembered she didn't even have her jacket with her - nothing a quick spell couldn't fix. Magic could really fix everything if you just knew how to use it right - okay it couldn't fix everything, but it sure could help a lot many times. So, she walked to the entrée and with a snap of her fingers she had gotten her jacket on before he came back. Sometimes she caught herself, like right now looking at her own reflection and just stare at the person looking back at her. But like she had said earlier, she felt like she had found herself again, that she actually knew the person she looked at. Primrose turned her head towards him with a warm smile as he walked towards her."Almost I reckon -" Primrose replied, as she was getting her shoes on. "Do you by any chance have a hat I can borrow?" Primrose asked, now she could just simply do the same old trick with a hat and a scarf for that matter - then there was the whole thing about borrowing something that was his. Then there was always the option to go without, but well it was cold.

He looked at her, narrowing his eyes a little while he was thinking about her question. Did he have a hat, he walked towards the small closet in the entrée way. Opening it, and just like everything else in the house, it was neatly organised. One could easily call Austin a man with a peculiar addiction to cleanliness and having everything in a perfect order. Even though wasn’t because he himself was all that obsessed with cleaning. He had someone do that for him.
After a short search he did find a grey beanie, he had bought a couple of winters ago. “There we go” he said turning around, and without letting her get a say, he put it on her head. “Much better” he said with a small bright smile. “Now, are we ready to go?” she said with a slight teasy grin on his lips, waiting for the all go, before he would walk over and open the door for her and walked outside after and closed the door. “After you” he said, letting her decide where they would go.

She let him go on his little search to get a hat, folding her lips a little bit, but it didn't take long before he had found a grey beanie and turned towards her. Well, she was more than ready to just grab it, but for sure didn't mind it as he just put it on her, letting a softer chuckle leave her lips, "yeah - now we are ready," she confirmed with a little nod before turning around heading outside, looking all around the winter landscape. Everything was just so white and beautiful. Her eyes shortly travelled back to Austin as he gestured her to lead the way, which she had no idea where would be, but she just started walking. Sometimes the best walks were just to see where your feet would guide you. The crisp air was cold and fresh, but the sun still managed trying to warm the place up just a little. Well, she had been driving here over the past days really, so it wasn't like her curious soul had checked out if the area looked like itself - despite not ever having really lived in Moonlight Falls before, she had done plenty of exploring - therefor she knew about a hidden little path one could take and get to a little wood area which was mostly cloaked by magic, well nothing a siphoner couldn't detect with ease. "I will show you my newest discovery," she hook her arm around his, as they turned the corner heading towards what really just looked like a blind road with nothing but a view over the other larger towns and the wood area close to the mountain trail. Once they got close enough she placed her other hand out and siphoned a little bit of the magic holding the place hidden, making them able to see just a little bit - enough to be able to pass through it. A beautiful untouched landscape, even looking back it felt like you weren't even in the city area anymore. A perfect little oasis. Disconnected from all the buzzing of the busy life behind them.The perfect little winter wonderland.

He placed his hands in the jacket pockets and followed along. Knowing the way around here he found it interesting where she would take them, maybe he would see something he had never seen before. His eyes wandered over the magnificent houses that the walked past, the snow covered rooves and gardens in a beautiful white sheet. Even though the air was cold, and it stung against one’s face and especially nose and cheeks. It was such a beautiful day, with the sun out and clear blue skies. Completely occupied with looking at the scenery he didn’t say anything, but as her arm found his he looked down at her with a small smile. “Discovery you say?” he said with a soft chuckle and then nodded. “Well then, colour me intrigued, show me the way to this, discovery” he followed along the path, and even though he wanted to question where she was taking him as it seemed to be a blind road. He had also learned that to question Primrose when she had put her mind to something, would be rather foolish. So, he just followed along, looking around while keeping her arm interlocked with his.
Even though he weren’t magic himself, he could feel it as they came closer, his brows knitted together as he blinked a couple of times. “Wow” he mumbled as they stepped through and couldn’t really contain his curiousness. Incredible what time could do to a person, had this been a couple of thousand years ago, he would never have let himself get impressed by magic. How far he had come since.

Sometimes this was what she liked about being what she was. She had spent many years hating being a siphoner because so many people often had told her she was something that shouldn't even be alive, people had tried to kill her for it. But after so many years, she had come to love that about herself, being able to detect the magic in things like no one else. She had made it what she found her best trait. "I know right?" She chuckled a little moving her eyes towards him for a moment. Primrose had been thinking about showing this place to Violet, letting it be a little retreat place, since there perhaps weren't even many people who would see or find this place, it was the perfect hiding spot. No traces from other people in the snow, untouched. "I do have my moments," she shook her head a little still holding her arm around his as they walked further into this little sanctuary. Her head leaned shortly against his arm as she looked up watching a few birds fly across the clear blue sky. How peaceful she felt in this moment, like things were at least trying to get put back together as they were meant to be.

He couldn’t help but chuckle a little by her comment about her having her moments. Now, it wasn’t because he disagreed that he didn’t say anything. But the place was breath-taking in its own way, which was why he didn’t say anything. Because he needed time to take it all in; especially with how quiet it was. Maybe that was one of the few things that he truly missed from the past, before technology and cars. When it had been horses and you couldn’t just jump in a plane and be on the other side of the world in over a day. Everyone was in such a rush which was why he pitied the humans. Because they had so little time to figure out what they wanted, putting such a huge pressure on themselves to become something better and greater. Where immortals could just be, because they would see another time age come rolling by without being affected by age. He looked down as she leaned against his arm and gave her a warm smile, before he turned his gaze back to the scenery, they were passing on their stroll.

It was like finding peace again, she couldn't quite explain it, but she knew in this second that no matter what was to happen. Things would turn out how they were supposed to, she believed that right now as they walked through the snowy landscape. It wasn't a shock to her how easy it was for her to have found ease and comfort in his company so quickly again, because there had never been a bone in her body that had been in doubt that she would take him back into her life in a heartbeat, and even if right now perhaps wasn't the perfect time. She hoped it would be once things settled a bit down, and they also had gotten a bit more of routine with Violet in as well. But she was hopeful, she was. And right now just enjoying this walk looking at everything, it couldn't be more perfect.
____
Out