Deimos
He nodded at Luka’s adornments, waiting for the youth to finish his portion before starting his own again. The earth chiseled and formed, contorting around the mixture and compound to fill in the abyss, ensuring stability and capability for another few seasons to come. And all the while he listened, wondering why Soleil would have to make amends for anything – for she hadn’t brought any of these circumstances down around them. None of them had.
His brows furrowed, striving to understand the nuances. Perhaps he was too pragmatic. “What is she atoning for?” The loss of life? The situation at hand? The overwhelming restlessness, and the frustrating appeals that they’d yet to figure anything out? Maybe the last semblances were his own vexations and trepidations bleeding through, but he couldn’t quite fathom the stretch of her thoughts.
But at the suggestion, he tilted his head, contorting more incantations through and pinpointing another small hole as they talked. Regaining his stature from his crouch, one gloved hand went to the measure slightly below his shoulder, snorting at the opening and leaving Luka room to do his work once more, switching roles as his attention went to the aforementioned crack along the surface. “I can do that.”
His brows furrowed, striving to understand the nuances. Perhaps he was too pragmatic. “What is she atoning for?” The loss of life? The situation at hand? The overwhelming restlessness, and the frustrating appeals that they’d yet to figure anything out? Maybe the last semblances were his own vexations and trepidations bleeding through, but he couldn’t quite fathom the stretch of her thoughts.
But at the suggestion, he tilted his head, contorting more incantations through and pinpointing another small hole as they talked. Regaining his stature from his crouch, one gloved hand went to the measure slightly below his shoulder, snorting at the opening and leaving Luka room to do his work once more, switching roles as his attention went to the aforementioned crack along the surface. “I can do that.”
you're all bronze and bite
all venom and fistfight
all venom and fistfight
