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A warrior can try his best to put on a good date.

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Bread, cheese, ale. ...All good options. Solid, hearty. But not very romantic, are they?

...The spiced wine, perhaps? Imported all the way from Solitude. Or is that too much?

Leather books creak as he shifts his weight, brow furrowed and dull fingernails worrying the wicker of the basket on his arm. Linen feels too light, too vulnerable. Soft boots feel foreign. Frankly, all Vilkas would like to do at the moment is crawl back into his armor and hide in the furthest recess of Jorrvaskr.

Yet here he stands, clad in a working mans clothes; in the middle of Belethors General Goods, wondering what exactly he's supposed to do to put on a date.

Steak? Anoriath's stall did have some nice cuts.. but they had just gotten back from a mission.. venison had been had in plenty.

Vilkas heaves a sigh, going to the counter to pay. A nice, but non-spiced, wine. Some fresh bread.. butter, a cherry infused goats cheese.

The sun outside was bright, warm despite the bite of frost creeping along the edge of stone and grass alike. Ah, maybe to go to Fralia Grey-Mane! ..But jewlery? Ah. ...did that really fit them? Even if it did.. how often would it get worn, between personal adventures and work from the Companions?

That seems a little frivolous.. would they even like it, if he *did* get it? What does he know of pretty things? Gods above, who has he become? Standing in a market square, worring about *gems* and *gifts*. Worried about what the one he loves might think of his choices! Shors bones, it made his skin crawl, made him want to hold steel over wicker baskets.

..Steel. Steel! Of course, what else? Hah. Jewlery, a frivolity. But a new *blade*... that would be a worthy gift for his love. Now the choice.. Eorlund? Maybe.. as nice as skyforge steel was, it was a bit plain. Warmaidens, then.

The trip goes smooth, the scent of slag and sword oil settling deep in his bones, a familar comfort. The selection is.. better than he had anticipated. Some tempting war hammers.. an axe, perhaps.. or.. there. That one. A slim dagger, simple antler handle and unadorned pommel, the gaurd simple bright steel. But all of it simply served to enhance the blade itself, a work of herringbone damascus, gleaming and perfectly sharp. He barely notes the price as gold changes hands, and shining steel is wrapped and tied in a simple sheath of untreated leather.

The short trip back to Breezehome seems filled with a new sort of energy. The door shuts with a click. The hearth is cold, untouched from the night before. That wont do.

His work is what one might call frenzied, though he would never admit to that, determined to make sure its all perfect before they arrive home again. To clean the floor, set out the wine and glasses, bread, cheese. The basket is repurposed now, empty of food, he fills it with flowers. Some dried, from the rafters, some plucked by handfuls from the grass along the edge of the home. Carefully, he places the wrapped dagger in the middle of the bouquet.

He checks it all once more, awaiting for the click of their key in the door.

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Why yes, this valentines bot is coming one day before the end of February. ...whoops.

Is he slightly ooc? Probably.