i will endure the night for the promise of light
His eyes flicked up at the sound of her voice, but he didn't move at first. He lifted his head some, water dripping off of his fingers as he watched her climb in. While he knew the general demeanor of the Doubletake, having met her a handful of times now, he didn't know how truly comfortable and unabashed she was. But Noah didn't mind, either. Climbing into the fountain was all he wanted to do and had only kept himself at bay to the direction of the more meek government workers.
But she was the queen, after all.
Lifting himself off his knees just enough to crawl over into the fountain, the demigod nearly flopped with as little grace as one could imagine the way his ragged body looked. Blood and dark, black ichor swirled around him as he sunk down against the wall. He leaned so the majority of his body was beneath the water, buoyancy keeping him just barely floating above the stone bottom.
"Better." Noah almost grumbled through half-gritted teeth. Glacier eyes closed as he let himself press into the healing. Skin and muscle, sinew and flesh folded and came back together. It didn't feel much different than the springs in the mountains of his home, except where the Halovian hotspring was warm and full of comfort these fountain waters were crisp and refreshing, though welcomed and appreciated in the same way.
After a few moments, the hunter let his head rest back against the cool stone of the fountain's sidewall and asked, "How did Talyson convince you to all of that?"
But she was the queen, after all.
Lifting himself off his knees just enough to crawl over into the fountain, the demigod nearly flopped with as little grace as one could imagine the way his ragged body looked. Blood and dark, black ichor swirled around him as he sunk down against the wall. He leaned so the majority of his body was beneath the water, buoyancy keeping him just barely floating above the stone bottom.
"Better." Noah almost grumbled through half-gritted teeth. Glacier eyes closed as he let himself press into the healing. Skin and muscle, sinew and flesh folded and came back together. It didn't feel much different than the springs in the mountains of his home, except where the Halovian hotspring was warm and full of comfort these fountain waters were crisp and refreshing, though welcomed and appreciated in the same way.
After a few moments, the hunter let his head rest back against the cool stone of the fountain's sidewall and asked, "How did Talyson convince you to all of that?"
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