08-04-2020, 08:02 PM
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But a frightening thought made her teeth catch the inside of her cheek. To see family, clanmates, leave. What if they didn't come back? What if they got too hurt? What if they did come back but she couldn't save them? She was just one... Would her father be helping her or... Fighting? He's imperator... What do you think?
Stars. She didn't want him out there without her. But. She had a job. Aine knew she'd be a liability out there. And she didn't want to go anywhere near that swamp. The fire burning still in her mind, in the figure of a winged lion. She took a breath.
"I- I'll prepare the white temple. Ta-take any injured there a-as soon as you come back."
I'll come back when you call me
There was no bloodlust. No eagerness in the druid. Not for pain. For danger. She'd seen it before. The memory still left her breathless. The crackle of fire in her mind. It returned at the sound of Silent's booming voice, yet... It felt different this time. This time the first blow was theirs. This wasn't watching the jungle burn down or trying to comprehend the numbers of three allied against them... This was happening on their terms.But a frightening thought made her teeth catch the inside of her cheek. To see family, clanmates, leave. What if they didn't come back? What if they got too hurt? What if they did come back but she couldn't save them? She was just one... Would her father be helping her or... Fighting? He's imperator... What do you think?
Stars. She didn't want him out there without her. But. She had a job. Aine knew she'd be a liability out there. And she didn't want to go anywhere near that swamp. The fire burning still in her mind, in the figure of a winged lion. She took a breath.
"I- I'll prepare the white temple. Ta-take any injured there a-as soon as you come back."
— aine | the pitt | fleshweaver | fae druid —