With her capitulation came Deimos's return; Alys straightened as he approached, throwing her arms haphazardly over her head as her breathing began to slow. Why she had chosen him of all people to play tag with was beyond her, now that their game was done. Not that it was much of a game, really. She wondered if it would even count for the purposes of her quest. In the end, it was her effort that mattered, she thought - and she had put in a great deal of effort here today, failure or no.
"I'm fine," she said, waving away Deimos's concern with a smile to soften the gesture. "Nothing broken. Just got the breath knocked out of me. I didn't fall far." Just far enough to ensure his victory, but that had been a foregone conclusion from the start.
"I'm fine," she said, waving away Deimos's concern with a smile to soften the gesture. "Nothing broken. Just got the breath knocked out of me. I didn't fall far." Just far enough to ensure his victory, but that had been a foregone conclusion from the start.
alys glasse
waiting for the right mind to drive insane
