Her steps are quick, cautious- eyes darting to the left and right frantically, left hand gripping her right forearm with all her might- she had been injured, not critically, but she was injured. Suddenly, she stops. Footsteps can be heard from behind her. Thoughts go straight to the worst case scenario, she's being followed- she's being tracked. She inhales sharply, thoughts frantically occurring in her head that she could be dead in a matter of moments.
Suddenly, the footsteps get louder- she freezes in her place as she feels the soft tap upon her shoulder. A frantic yelp and small jump would be made by the blonde, she's about ready to kill the person behind her- quickly, she turns to face them, surprised to see it was none other than Ezreal.
"You scared me half to death- I could have killed you." She replied, coldly. He glances at her, hand sheepishly scratching at the nape of his neck as he gives an apologetic look. "I'm glad you didn't." He replies, she crosses her arms, an unamused look on her features as she gives him daggers. "Hey, hey relax. I'm sorry I scared you." He says again, she doesn't say a word, but her expression softens- a look of relief quickly making crossing his features.
"What are you even doing here?" She then asks. She was in the middle of nowhere- no one should have even known she was here, yet somehow he did. He gives a shrug and simply says "Just luck, I guess. I'm an explorer after all." She doesn't believe him, but since she had no real way to disprove him- she ends up just giving a short nod of the head in response. Regardless of his reasons for being here, the presence of a friendly face was enough to cause her anxieties to subside, of only a little bit. A person like Ezreal could probably make her anxieties go away completely, if she was being honest.
"Where are you headed?" She then asks, curiosity in her tone, perhaps he was going on another expedition? She had always wanted to accompany him on one, although she would never say it to his face- and even if she did, she did not have the luxury to do things such as that. She was no rebel, she couldn't disobey orders. Ezreal's words were enough to drag her from her thoughts, he speaks without thinking, "I wanted to see you." This comment alone was enough to cause her to blush, albeit the line was very cheesy- it worked on her. "Were you worried?" She tried to regain her composure as she speaks.
His brow raises as if that shouldn't have even been a question, as if she should have already known the answer he would give her. "Is that even a question?" He then asks. Her eyes widen for a moment, and Lux isn't sure what to say, Ezreal takes her silence as answer and proceeds to talk again. "I was." He give a much more blunt answer this time, "I was worried about you out there, I was afraid you might have died." There was a clear expression of concern on his face as he spoke, how much had he worried for her while she was gone? Didn't he have other, more important things to concern himself with? Not to say that she didn't appreciate his worrying, because she did. "Thank you for worrying, but I'm safe and sound see?" She gives him a small smile after she speaks and he smiles back.
Thus gesture, while short, was relieving- she was reminded of war almost constantly, and this moment, was enough to pull her out of her constant worries. His carefree demeanor, she'd be lying if she said she didn't envy him a little (but she'd never admit such a thing), she had to be serious- she always had to be serious. She didn't have the luxury to be carefree, to adventure, she'd like to- sure, but she couldn't. She hasn't even noticed that a pout was on her features until Ezreal had pointed it out. "Everything OK? You seem kind of, I dunno- out of it?" She quickly realizes that she's let her guard down, if he were an enemy he could have killed her on the spot. "I'm fine, just thinking..." She'd reply, eyes trailing to the side as she speaks. "About…." He doesn't finish his sentence, maybe for in fear of upsetting her even more? She can't tell. She give a small nod, he looks down- nothing is said for a few moments before Ezreal smirks, taking right hand, she winces- the pain from her forearm still very much there before looking at him, confused. "Ezreal?" She questions, "I'm gonna show you something." he says, "No- Ezreal I can't. I don't have the time to fool around." He knows this already though, but the look on his face says that he won't be taking no for an answer.
"Live a little, for once- do something you don't do. If you spend all your life following the rules you'll live a dull, dull life." He remarks, a light laugh escaping his lips as he does. "I'm sure Caitlyn would love to hear you say that." Lux retorts, a small laugh of her own escaping her lips. Ezreal doesn't look amused, but he can't come up with a comeback this time around- instead, he decides to change the subject. "Regardless, it's just one afternoon, how much trouble could you possibly get in? If anyone asks, just tell them you ran into some trouble." He winks as he speaks, Lux rolls her eyes, she knows she won't be able to win no matter how much she wants to contest it, she didn't necessarily feel comfortable lying to officials, hopefully they won't question her delayed return. "Fine." She finally says, a gleeful look can be seen on Ezreal's face as he pulls on her hand once more. "Be careful." Lux tries to hide the pain she's, and it works for the moment (or she would hope, at least) she knows Ezreal isn't as dense as he may appear to be, but she didn't want him even more worried than he had already been.
After hearing Lux's words, he does end up loosening his grip on her hand, which helps for the moment- she would definitely need to get herself patched up soon, before her injury gets worse. "So where exactly are we going?" She asks, he gives a shrug and tells her "It's a secret." She gives an annoyed look at his response, and then gives a small sigh- having to go along with it. Part of her was worried for where they were going, the rest of her worried that she was disobeying orders. She'd take soft breaths, trying to calm herself down. She'd glance at Ezreal, who seemed happy as can be, his almost unwavering cheerfulness was enough to put her at ease, a smile would form on her lips.
Curiosity was obviously peaked as she kept following him deeper and deeper into the woods, he was so sure- like he'd been here a thousand times. Maybe he had, he had the time to, after all. "Are we almost there?" She'd ask, no words would be given but she'd notice a small nod of the head. For some reason, this fact made her a little anxious- truth be told. She'd grip his hand a little tighter in reaction to this- ah, yes, he had held her hand this entire time and she had been too caught up in her own thoughts to really think about it.
Lux would look at the scenery around her, she had definitely never seen this area before, the trees seemed to bend in such a way that it was almost like a trellis, keeping them from any prying eyes that could potentially be there. The grasses were such a bright green, the trail they looked on hardly even showing signs of their footprints behind them. It was clear that this land was very, very unknown. How did he even find it? Aimlessly walking? Or maybe someone had told him about it? But if it were her, she wouldn't tell anyone about a place disclosed like this. It would be her own personal eden, had she found it- maybe that was what this place was to Ezreal? Finally, he stops walking- they've approached a small, barely noticeable crevice- had Ezreal not stopped Lux probably would have continued walking, that was how unnoticeable it was. "Is that it?" She asks, it didn't look that impressive- but she'd feign interest, for his sake. "Yeah, cmon!" Excitedly, he heads towards the opening, Lux follows with caution- was he actually planning to go inside that thing? Would they both even be able to fit into it? She highly doubted it. "Watch your head." Ezreal exclaims as he ducks into the crevice, hesitantly, Lux does the same- fearing that she will end up collapsing onto him.
Surprisingly, that wasn't the case- it was a lot larger on the inside. The rocks were smooth and it opened to a small room, it was small in comparison to rooms SHE was used to, but for something that more than likely was not manmade, it was quite nice. It captivated her, the room gave off a low glow, it was a pale blue color- she had no idea where it came from but it soothed her. "It's lovely." She mutters, eyes fixated on the small room- it had exceeded her expectations. "How did you find this place?" She asks, Ezreal gives yet another shrug before answering- "Walking along stray paths, trying to find coverage from the rain, all of this led to me finding this place- It's not the most impressive thing I've found, but it's nice and private." He smirks as he speaks, this causes Lux to give a light laugh. "It's like your own secret paradise." Oh, how she would love to be able to spend the day here- be careless, be selfish. However, she knew she would never act upon such selfish thoughts. She is taken away from her thoughts as Ezreal speaks up again.
"You're the first person I've shown this place to…" A pause, "It's as much mine as it is yours, now at least." He finishes, hand moving awkwardly behind his head again. "What do you mean?" She asks, "If you ever need to… get away, come here. I don't mind, I wouldn't show you this place if I wasn't intent on letting you use it." Lux isn't sure how to reply, at first she just stares at him, mouth slightly ajar as if she's trying to think of she right words to say- finally, she speaks. "I appreciate the offer but…. You know I can't….." Her voice trails off, Ezreal rolls his eyes- almost as if he was expecting the response. "I'm just saying, if you ever need this place- it's here, and it's close to home too." By 'home' of course he meant Demacia- just how far from her home was it, she couldn't help but wonder. A light exhale would escape her lips, she didn't have the energy to protest. "Thank you."