I carried my own ashes to the mountains
He’d never had any intentions of giving anyone false hope; much like before the war. The concept that he, and many others, might meet their demise through the stronghold of Starfall was a possibility, and he didn’t want to render the notions that they’d skip through happily and easily. Between Remi’s experiences, the broadcasts, Vox’s ability to simply exist while they conversed and snagged important information, along with the dream, left him with that familiar semblance of impending doom and dread. If they knew and understood the depths of power lying in wait, or if it wasn’t a lure, he might’ve felt more confident, better, like in the days leading to a battle. But right now, they were playing with snares and the unknown.
What he did know was how to train, and at Kiada’s agreement, they could use that as a means of strength and distraction. While Belial left the tree they departed from, flying high and hooting for no real purpose, Zuriel leaned against nearby timber, rubbing her shoulder across the roughened bark.
At her statement he arched his brow, the depths of a half-felt smirk embedding there nonetheless. “But it can do something. Which is far better than nothing at all.” And gave them a chance in the end. “I can send some earth your way,” and then she could set it ablaze – out of range of the limbs and boughs, and in a safe space to explore her range. He did just as he promised, lifting out leaf litter, bark, pine needles from the ground with his incantations, and sending them her way.
What he did know was how to train, and at Kiada’s agreement, they could use that as a means of strength and distraction. While Belial left the tree they departed from, flying high and hooting for no real purpose, Zuriel leaned against nearby timber, rubbing her shoulder across the roughened bark.
At her statement he arched his brow, the depths of a half-felt smirk embedding there nonetheless. “But it can do something. Which is far better than nothing at all.” And gave them a chance in the end. “I can send some earth your way,” and then she could set it ablaze – out of range of the limbs and boughs, and in a safe space to explore her range. He did just as he promised, lifting out leaf litter, bark, pine needles from the ground with his incantations, and sending them her way.
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