// somebody told me that there's two sides to this life //
The moment he stopped launching himself at her, Maea drew back. Giving him plenty of space to breathe and recover his breath, she had to do the same. Blood flecked her ivory pelt and she moved gingerly, feeling every bit of fury the Butcher had poured onto her. Licking her injured paw, she remained shifted until he changed - just to make sure that he wouldn't catch her off guard and do something both of them would regret.
Shimmering and shrinking back into the petite ancient form, the aftermath of their clash looked far worse. Gouges in her neck and arm bled profusely, as did a number of other nicks and cuts. Putting her mouth to the particularly nasty bite marks on her arm, Maea was glad that they had been shifted; she wasn't sure she could bear getting her dress ripped. At least now it was only getting bloodied - that was nothing.
"Because," she muttered hoarsely, blood staining her lips, "you're my friend. And I care when you're upset." Sinking down on her elbows with a weary sigh, she gazed back at him with a directness she rarely offered anyone. "And because this was my fault. Even if I didn't know it, I hurt you. Not knowing why isn't an excuse to let you go through this alone."
Shimmering and shrinking back into the petite ancient form, the aftermath of their clash looked far worse. Gouges in her neck and arm bled profusely, as did a number of other nicks and cuts. Putting her mouth to the particularly nasty bite marks on her arm, Maea was glad that they had been shifted; she wasn't sure she could bear getting her dress ripped. At least now it was only getting bloodied - that was nothing.
"Because," she muttered hoarsely, blood staining her lips, "you're my friend. And I care when you're upset." Sinking down on her elbows with a weary sigh, she gazed back at him with a directness she rarely offered anyone. "And because this was my fault. Even if I didn't know it, I hurt you. Not knowing why isn't an excuse to let you go through this alone."
Maea
// I think I might've chosen darkness over light //
