Every Parting, Every Reunion [Erchanhardt, Giselle]

One step forward. Two steps back.
Poetic right? But thankfully it was just little more than that for Giselle. She had taken another step forward and stayed her feet. But that didn’t mean she couldn’t at least turn and gaze upon her past.

That is what brought her out to this cold landscape. To where she’d begun. Standing silent and sentinel as she let memories flow through her. The new her. And some small part of her wondered. Should she bring Lil here sometime? Did she want that?

But the world did not slow for musings and reminiscing. No sooner had she settled than did she sense something….. familiar. Those blood-red eyes widened and suddenly she was on the move with a Hirenkyaku. She didn’t stop at a respectable distance. Why would she ever do that? In an instant, Giselle was directly infront of the man. Blut inactive. Smiling from ear to ear as she waited just a beat. To see if he would lash out on reflex. Before that smile widened all the more.

”Hello again, Boy~”

Giselle smiled when she saw that hit coming, the look on his face alas told her that he wasn’t getting any blood on him today. Oh it was such an old reliable trick, it took her back. Not that she had any intention of claiming the Ling of the Roman Empire. Right?

Her smile deepened when she heard that polite greeting. ”And look at you, charming as the day I first met you.” she noted coyly, hardly a lie when they both abundantly knew that wasn’t true. He was much more polite nowadays in her opinion.

All the same, she didn’t even flinch or miss a beat with what would have been a mortal blow for so many others being so close to her.

All the same, she did a little spin, then struck a pose, two peace signs up and a cute wink, complete with menacing toothy grin as if to show off as he studied her. “Like the new look? Got a haircut yesterday. YOU, however. Look like shit. Happier… handsomer shit. I approve.” she smiled from ear to ear and straightened up, taking a moment to look him up and down before giving a sly smile, a hand reaching up to hover over her mouth. ”What brings you around here though? Bit of a desolate place for a king. Or are you perhaps reminiscinf of a fair, young, radiant Lady who once stole your young heart?” It was actually nice to let out this…. Impish part of herself again.

For all of the benefits she got from playing nice these days, it was still nice to slip into old habits. And Er was just the familiar face to let some of the old jives out. Playfully bullying him almost instantly. No matter how old and grizzled he became, he was still that same young vicious man she had tried to catfish just about every time she ran into him.

Ah, memories.

She flashed him a wider smile. ”Charming? Conservative as always. But yes, I guess it IS a bit more easy luring people these days. Nothing beats a fine ass and a soft chest. Never will get over how wonderfully forgetful people can be. Everyone but you. she chimed, fluttering her eyelashes uselessly at him.

Though at that subject, she cast her gaze around them, humming for but a moment. ”Hmmm you seem more talkative than usual. Maybe you really DID miss me~“ She mused, looking up to the sky for a moment and thinking, before her expression grew more…. Calm and thoughtful.

” Well I guess even you change over time. As for peace I guess with your fancy new crown you have to worry about that stuff now. Sucks being mortal.” Wasn’t that the truth.

”So. Have you been hearing murmurs? Or have you been making plans that would end the peace?” She asked calmly enough. It wouldn’t be the first time he’d started these sorts of things. She’d even vultured a few of his battlefields from time to time. Always hoping she’d run into him.

Giselle couldn’t help but chuckle at the word yet. ”Smart boy. When did you start getting so smart? Maybe you found someone young and pretty to keep you that way?” she asked with an amused waggle of her eyebrows. That would be the day. All the same, she looked off into the distance, not even reacting to that playful little look in her direction. ”Its always cute seeing these things happen. Less cute these days now with spirituals getting mixed in all the time. Makes me miss the old days when all you needed in the old days to start a global conflict was a drop of blood on the right person.” she sighed wistfully, smiling. Even now she still liked to playfully insinuate she had started world war one.

A pause.
”Hmmm. Here’s to hoping we wind up on the same side then. Its harder to hold back and have fun with someone waiting for me back at home.” She noted off-handedly.

Giselle perked up! Smiling from ear to ear as the man talked of such things. "Gosh look at you all grown up. I remember the days when it seemed like you figured War was the ONLY solution! Truly God set you on a mysterious path." She smirked lightly, secretly pleased with his growth. Sure, she no longer had a little warmonger to leech people off. But she found him much more palatable these days. Case and point, his ....blessing?

She raised a brow, that smile briefly vanishing as she eyed him. "Damn, you ARE old. Gonna offer to Officiate the wedding?" She jabbed, chuckling to herself before folding her arms across her chest.....thoughtfully. Ow. Right, boobs. "Thanks though! Happy to hear you got yourself someone. Mind tellin me about her? She a nice lil christian girl from one of your churches?" She ventured with a playful smile. Did she think that was the case? No. But she always DID think he would wind up with one of those little religious types that matched him so well.

The subject of leaving them behind, however. DID make her pause. "Nahhhh. You're not gonna die. Not allowed anymore. you got a bride-to-be to go home to. Besides, if you ever DID do something so stupid like dying, I'd just bring ya back myself." She chimed with a sly smile in his direction. "If god wanted you dead he wouldn't have had you meet me." She reasoned, as if that were the most obvious reason in the world.