Thalassa
Said you won't forget my name
The fire was a cornered animal, gaining power in its fading light. It fought against her magic, reaching for fresh foliage just beyond the edge of its reach. She tugged and pulled and wrangled the beast beneath her netting of magic, effort painting her forehead in perspiration. Small growls curled from her lips, frustration and exhaustion beginning to pool in her muscles. The flames were dying, but her strength was being sapped with it.
Blinking through the smoke, another cough wreaked her body. She dropped to her knees, uncertain whether she would be able to stop the force attempting to consume the forest. Perhaps she had been too late in recognizing the risk. Perhaps she deserved this after being so careless. She'd have to own the act like it was intentional.
Before she could plot how to spin the tale, the fire weakened, its hold loosening as it shrank back. Without hesitation, Thal gave a final shove of magic, her hands pressing into the ground like she was smothering the flames beneath them. A collapse of heat shifts in the air, smoke and ash drifting down from the sky as she heaved a breath of relief. "Shit. What a mess."
Blinking through the smoke, another cough wreaked her body. She dropped to her knees, uncertain whether she would be able to stop the force attempting to consume the forest. Perhaps she had been too late in recognizing the risk. Perhaps she deserved this after being so careless. She'd have to own the act like it was intentional.
Before she could plot how to spin the tale, the fire weakened, its hold loosening as it shrank back. Without hesitation, Thal gave a final shove of magic, her hands pressing into the ground like she was smothering the flames beneath them. A collapse of heat shifts in the air, smoke and ash drifting down from the sky as she heaved a breath of relief. "Shit. What a mess."
not today, not tomorrow.
