"Heh, nice to be needed. But nice to get compliments too."
The moment Niles appeared from the archery range with a confused face, Gordin scurrying behind him, you knew something was up. First, Niles was never confused. Secondly, Gordin was told to not trust Niles unless specified by you or the Askr trio.
"Hey guys, what's up?" You ask. Niles glances over at you and a sultry smile slips onto his thin lips. Gordin perks up and scampers over to your side, tugging you to the entrance of the archery range, which also was an exit to the outdoors.
"[Name], you've gotta check this out!" The green-haired archer exclaims and you nod, confused.
"Okay then." You say and follow Gordin, Niles opting to head to dinner rather than trifle with the Fujin Yumi wielder currently destroying the targets with ease that you were heading for.
You walk into the room, Gordin slightly behind you. Right now, you're standing behind a large straw target, which is quite dangerous and you note to move it tonight. Walking forward, you notice that Gordin hasn't moved from the open doors and is staying in the doorway.
Glancing around the room, your eyes widen when you spot a new hero aiming a lengthly bow with a thin light blue glowing string. A bright arrow is notched and let loose in a second, which is half the amount of time you have to screech, dive to the ground and pray to the gods that you aren't about to die.
The arrow hits the target and shoots straight through, digging into one of the trees lining the edges of the wall. You shoot onto your feet and look at the arrow that dissipates, leaving a deep gouge in the dark wood.
"What kind of bow eradicates targets?!" You cry and point at the weapon fearfully, taking a couple steps back. Takumi looks conflicted, but thankfully not peeved. He's usually mad or conflicted, but being here hopefully brought his attitude up from the deepest lake.
He looks quite unamused with your behaviour, so you apologize and begin to head back inside. The Hoshidan prince, however, seems to have something on his mind as his eyebrows are furrowed and brown eyes trained onto your form.
"Wait. [Name], can I talk to you?" He asks and you pause, turning around and glancing at him with your deep [eye colour] eyes. They toss him off guard from how sparkly they are and filled with emotion, so he beckons you closer and give a quick glare at Gordin, who shuffles away inside.
"What's up, (not meta) Takumi?" You say as the two of you wander down a trotted path of light brown dirt, calmly walking beside the Hoshidan royal, who's eyes are trained forward.
"I just wanted to be near you. You've been quite busy and... I've gotten worried about you." He says and you look over at him, a surprised look on your face as you think over his words.
"I'm very sorry about being busy, Anna's been running me into the ground about some swimsuit thing. It's quite boring, so I'd like to hear how you've been doing." You grin at him and cross your arms.
Takumi's been knocked off-guard when you reply with an exhausted smile after you speak, so he looks over at two conveniently chopped down trees with their stumps left. He walks up to one and sits down, you joining him on the adjacent one and shifting to face him.
"Well..." Takumi begins and you listen to every word, a content look on your face. He can't help but blush, you're paying too much attention to him!
"...and that's how Gordin can shoot so well." He finishes his elastic story and you snort with laughter.
"You are an amazing archer, so it's easy to see how good of a teacher you are. I don't know if I would've survived that attack at the ruins had I not summoned you." You say and Takumi perks up, confused as to why you complimented him and brought up the time you were almost successfully killed by Veronica at the summoning ruins.
"Heh, nice to be needed. But nice to get compliments too." He laughs and you join in, patting him on the shoulder softly and rising, stretching your legs and arms.
"Well, we should get back. Dinner should be soon and I-am-starving~!" You exclaim and wait for the Hoshidan who's watching you intently.
Takumi shrugs internally and rises, joining you on a jog back to the castle.