your touch brought forth an incandescent glow, tarnished but so grand
Having used her compass to return back to Torchline, though the waters of the fountain were mighty tempting given the scrapes that had bloodied her arms, knees, and even her cheeks and forehead—not to mention the way her ribs still hurt with every breath—Flora's feet led her in an entirely different direction; away from the healing fountain and down toward the docks where she was sure to find a certain ruggedly handsome pirate smuggler. Besides, she knew Jack had healing water in his cabin, so it wasn't as though she was forgoing healing herself entirely just to see the captain.
Hitching a ride in order to make it to the port that much faster, as soon as she stepped off of the wagon the Doubletake sent mental fingers stretching out, each one writing out Jack's name in looping affectionate cursive letters. One benefit of having a telepath for a boyfriend was that once you got close enough, you never really had to look for them. Assuming the captain was somewhere within 40ft, not only would he feel Flora's fingers silently trying to prod at his magic to get his attention, but he'd be treated to the sugary-sweet rush of her success as well which would, she hoped for his sake, drown out the warble of pain she felt with every breath.
Hitching a ride in order to make it to the port that much faster, as soon as she stepped off of the wagon the Doubletake sent mental fingers stretching out, each one writing out Jack's name in looping affectionate cursive letters. One benefit of having a telepath for a boyfriend was that once you got close enough, you never really had to look for them. Assuming the captain was somewhere within 40ft, not only would he feel Flora's fingers silently trying to prod at his magic to get his attention, but he'd be treated to the sugary-sweet rush of her success as well which would, she hoped for his sake, drown out the warble of pain she felt with every breath.
