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"Well, I guess you can't fall out of a rock shelter either," Oduin mused, teasing a tuft of hair dangling in front of his face with his finger. And rocks certainly were sturdy, that he couldn't argue. But in his heart he felt he leaned toward Ejskoia's preferences, preferring the height and the gentle shade of a tree over the strength of immovable rock.

"They're not wrong, but I think I'd still take a tree any day," he said finally, sounding quite content to have come to this conclusion. Running into Ejskoia on this lazy day had proven to be quite a treat. Not everyone had this kind of healthy appreciation for foliage. "You and I, I think we've got this figured out."

"That's true. There's something lovely about just figuring it out as you go," Oduin agreed readily. If there was anything the Wind people were good at, it was enjoying the freedom of unplanned, nomadic life. Kind of a necessity out here on these windswept lands, and if Oduin was being honest, he truly did love not totally knowing where he'd end up the next day or who he'd meet. "If not for that, I would never have ended up in this tree, anyway!"

He was enjoying Ejskoia's easy company so much that he'd quite forgotten what exactly he'd meant to escape in the first place, and it took him a moment of thought before he could remember. "Oh, work," he said sheepishly, almost as if he expected some kind of scolding. The thought of shirking his responsibilities always made him feel a little bad, even if it was completely warranted. Oduin liked to work, perhaps more so than the average person, and any time he was in a state of actively not working, it felt a little strange. "It was a little hot, and I figured it could get done once the sun was a little lower. I hope they don't think I've run off or anything..."

Oduin grinned, leaning back on his branch to get a nice stretch in. "You're right, we can't work all the time," he said. It was good for him to hear that once in a while. Something inside him seemed to need regular reminders that it was alright to take a break. "They'll be hard pressed to find you up here."

Hanging out in this tree, he felt more relaxed than he had in a long time, and for once, he let himself enjoy the feeling. "Maybe there's time for a quick nap before I go back," he said, thinking out loud.

He settled back, wiggling his body a bit until he found the right spot on his branch. "Ejskoia, I'm glad there are good people like you in this world. You make a nice break even better," he said with a wide stretch and a big, happy grin. And then he fell into a silence and before long, he'd drifted off into a pleasant, dreamless sleep.