ISLA
Feeling monstrous and utterly unable to look at the man she loves as Remi steals his consciousness away in a sharp and precise movement, only as she sees him sag in the Bastion's arms out of the corner of her eye does Isla let out the shuddering breath she'd been holding. "Thank you," she mutters, her voice rough as if fighting through that same sob still caged in the back of her throat. Thank you for buying us some time. Not thank you for bringing that gods damned lily.
Whatever regret Isla feels - and it's bone deep for certain, the sound of Ever's pleas guaranteed to haunt her dream for seasons after this - it isn't something she lets herself feel right now. As Remi straightens and unfurls his wings, the Remedy offers him a quick nod, all business, and waits for him to shoot into the sky before she follows suit.
Exchanging skirts and curls for black wings and a sharp, curved beak, Isla is never going to be as fast as Remi in getting back to Haulani, but she flies as quickly as her small, feathered body will let her.
~FIN
Whatever regret Isla feels - and it's bone deep for certain, the sound of Ever's pleas guaranteed to haunt her dream for seasons after this - it isn't something she lets herself feel right now. As Remi straightens and unfurls his wings, the Remedy offers him a quick nod, all business, and waits for him to shoot into the sky before she follows suit.
Exchanging skirts and curls for black wings and a sharp, curved beak, Isla is never going to be as fast as Remi in getting back to Haulani, but she flies as quickly as her small, feathered body will let her.
~FIN
apres moi le deluge
after me comes the flood
after me comes the flood
