Noah came to a stop when Elann did, turning to her when she tugged his arm. He gazed upon her curiously, partly wondering if they were going to turn back. He looked down the road from whence they came and could only see the glow of the orange firelight but couldn’t clearly see the actual encampment though the trees and thicket. He looked back to Elann, the same look of curiosity on his face. What she said before turning him hadn’t been entirely processed yet but was as she continued on there in front of him. She gave him permission to be free and fly far, pointing out she had observed his want to stay near her for the time being and pointing out his near uselessness and very shallow existence since his injury.

There was a subtle look of confliction on his face as he looked in on himself, his gaze falling from Elann to the small patch of ground between them. He looked up again, searching her face for confirmation and the seriousness of her words. Meeting her eyes, he could see the consideration in them and actual want for him to attain what he wished for. He was brightened by her words, the look of lingering grayness lifting enough for him to nod once and then a few times in quick succession. The edges of his lips curled in a grateful smile, it was small but communicated the new light in his eyes.

Noah grabbed one of her chilled hands and placed his lips on the knuckles, kissing it before taking the other and setting them around his waist as he stepped into her, his arms coming around her for an embrace. It was a firm hold filled with his own thankfulness for her and it warmed his already heated being. After a moment, a long one, he released her to bend down enough to place a kiss at the top of her head.

He looked back down the way towards the encampment. Noah took ahold of Elann’s hand and nodded in the opposite direction, expressing his want to go a little further still from the camp before turning back. Her words had instilled a new sense of determination in him to do what he could to aid his healing along so he could be as far away from the wagons. The trust he still had in her words showed here and he trusted her to stick to what she said in encouraging him to be away and airborne again.