Auru was rather confused as to why that was so surprising, but decided that perhaps it was best if he didn't know. He nodded nervously as he still continued to look at the ground, digging lightly at the soil with the point of a hoof as he tried to combat the need to run that caused his limbs to tremble. At the very least, embarrassment kept him more grounded than blind panic, even if it made his cheeks heat and made him want to shove his head under the soil, never to be seen again.
"She's an old friend of mine, though I have not seen her since she was a girl."
Something about the strange god's tone caused the anxious stallion to blink up at him in... surprise? Confusion? Even he was not entirely sure what emotion it was that pervaded his senses and gave him the momentary confidence to meet the other's gaze, but it was present nonetheless. He only looked up for a moment, meeting the considering gaze for but half a second, before anxiousness returned and he looked downward in shame.
Shame of what, he wasn't quite sure, but it leaked into his senses and took upon every aspect of himself for its own, and he felt lesser simply standing there, inferiority creeping in the longer he stood before this strange god who seemed to look down on him so, no matter how much he might deserve it.
"Tell me where I might find her, and I'll leave you to your... grazing."
His cheeks burned once more as he closed his eyes as shame plucked at the flesh upon the back of his neck. It caused a prickling tingle so like that of panic and fear, but rather than cold claws it was like heated, tapping nails, bringing forth goosebumps but burning its way through his skin with its tickle rather than freezing his very essence.
Copper eyes flicked back and forth for a moment, before the man half-heartedly tossed his head to the east, sort of a vague gesture to where the keep lay.
"Sh-She um... well... the k-keep is over to the east, a-and that is u-usually where a sovereign o-ought to be..."
He dug at the ground for a moment, edging a step or two back as he rolled his thin shoulders in discomfort, stepping back and leaving a breadth of distance between the two of them as more words spilled from his mouth in a frantic gush, the horse with the fangs of a lion unable to stop the rush in his discomfort.
"Y-You can't m-miss it... big c-castle, f-fairly close to the s-sea b-but if you see the ocean y-you've gone too f-far..."
Oh for Vespera's sake why couldn't he just shut up already?
He shuffled back a few steps more, giving some semblance of a nod and continuing to shift in place, wanting to turn tail and run but also not wanting to anger the strange god in case his service was required more. He certainly didn't want to be hunted down before the time came to meet his maker.
@Lysander
OOC: Sorry for the delay! But here's the nervous boyo for ya <3
