DEIMOS
“Breath snatch,” he explained – coughing away his own inflections and inhalation of the nasty little elemental spirit. Had Zuriel been nearby, he would’ve called upon her for healing measures and to clear it all off – instead, they were left sputtering through the bombardments. Thereafter, he snagged a fuller breath of air that didn’t result in crackling pain, making a mental note for the unicorn to snag at him when he had an opportunity.
But then there were explanations, and his machinations had to spiral away from pondering how to remove such irritating vices across Halo, and down to the brief actions that had resulted in the loss of Stormbreak. He hadn’t known, because across the landscapes all he’d heard was Sohalia’s disappearance, and Dahlia filling in the role. He’d presumed it might’ve been out of overwhelming proportions, not an abduction.
That he could understand, right down to his soul.
His jaw clenched, a thousand inquiries contorting through his mind. “I am sorry that happened to you. We were not told anything.” Halo, anyway, and maybe that had been safer. It was difficult to know, and too far in the past to make a difference. “How did you escape?” Because that might’ve been helpful for those, especially nowadays, under the Family’s scrutiny.
And then a sigh, and another long breath at her last announcement. “And what do you mean by an alliance?” For he wouldn’t be offering things that would put a sight on his own kingdom, and the safety of his people.
Head tilting vaguely, he persisted on that same subject. “Koa came to me recently about your prior statement. Have you two discussed it together?”
But then there were explanations, and his machinations had to spiral away from pondering how to remove such irritating vices across Halo, and down to the brief actions that had resulted in the loss of Stormbreak. He hadn’t known, because across the landscapes all he’d heard was Sohalia’s disappearance, and Dahlia filling in the role. He’d presumed it might’ve been out of overwhelming proportions, not an abduction.
That he could understand, right down to his soul.
His jaw clenched, a thousand inquiries contorting through his mind. “I am sorry that happened to you. We were not told anything.” Halo, anyway, and maybe that had been safer. It was difficult to know, and too far in the past to make a difference. “How did you escape?” Because that might’ve been helpful for those, especially nowadays, under the Family’s scrutiny.
And then a sigh, and another long breath at her last announcement. “And what do you mean by an alliance?” For he wouldn’t be offering things that would put a sight on his own kingdom, and the safety of his people.
Head tilting vaguely, he persisted on that same subject. “Koa came to me recently about your prior statement. Have you two discussed it together?”
think about this
you have the ability to survive anything
you have the ability to survive anything
