I think I can manage being collateral damage
Well, the first time he'd gone to a shrine with Isla the pair had been greeted by a snake. A lovely one, and likely one that probably had done Frey's bidding at some time or other, but it hadn't been able to provide the aviator with the answers that he (read: that Isla) wanted.
Was he infected? And if he was, what did that mean?
This time he was hoping for better luck, only already things seemed to have taken a turn as the bag he'd been carrying with seeds in it had acquired a small hole at some point, and as he strolled along, he'd inadvertently been littering them all along the stones. Where someone more clever might have just said that scattering the seeds was to be his offering, Everest instead turned on his heel, and, kneeling on the rainbow stones, began to try and meticulously pick up each and every one that he'd dropped.
It was slow going of course and almost instantly Ever's knees began to ache. No part of him thought of quitting or coming back later; he'd promised Isla that he'd find an answer to their question. A few pulled muscles and strained eyes were a small price to pay for keeping his word.
Was he infected? And if he was, what did that mean?
This time he was hoping for better luck, only already things seemed to have taken a turn as the bag he'd been carrying with seeds in it had acquired a small hole at some point, and as he strolled along, he'd inadvertently been littering them all along the stones. Where someone more clever might have just said that scattering the seeds was to be his offering, Everest instead turned on his heel, and, kneeling on the rainbow stones, began to try and meticulously pick up each and every one that he'd dropped.
It was slow going of course and almost instantly Ever's knees began to ache. No part of him thought of quitting or coming back later; he'd promised Isla that he'd find an answer to their question. A few pulled muscles and strained eyes were a small price to pay for keeping his word.
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