PHOEBE
there's a bulletproof bond
His response took her off guard, and she blinked at him, staring as he seemed to crumple in on himself and sit on a discarded crate. Brown eyes glanced to the ground, and in deed there lay a dagger. It did make sense she supposed, and he had clearly beaten the man enough to cause him to drop it without a doubt. The young midwife lifted a hand to pat Pim’s head, quietly shushing him. His behavior was too…genuine it seemed for him to have been the original aggressor.
In a way, he reminded her of soldiers come home from war – so shocked by the horrors they witnessed and participated in that the smallest of things could set them off. Almost being mugged could certainly do that.
Hesitantly she stepped forward, trying to get a better look at him. ”Are…are you okay?” she asked softly. ”Did you just…sort of snap? It can happen sometimes, it’s okay if you did.” she said, her voice gentle and soothing. Her gut was telling her this was a man with war shock, not a violent criminal, and Frey had indeed instructed her to follow her feelings…even if Pim was still very much on edge about who this fellow was.
In a way, he reminded her of soldiers come home from war – so shocked by the horrors they witnessed and participated in that the smallest of things could set them off. Almost being mugged could certainly do that.
Hesitantly she stepped forward, trying to get a better look at him. ”Are…are you okay?” she asked softly. ”Did you just…sort of snap? It can happen sometimes, it’s okay if you did.” she said, her voice gentle and soothing. Her gut was telling her this was a man with war shock, not a violent criminal, and Frey had indeed instructed her to follow her feelings…even if Pim was still very much on edge about who this fellow was.
between me and you
