and the only solution was to stand and fight
Deimos watched with his head tilted, wholly amused and continuing the roll of laughter as she sprinted – snorting when the fire dimmed and she opted to crash into the beach’s thralls instead. The flames curled and contorted back to him on a long breath and nothing more, brow arching as he watched to ensure the Queen wasn’t swallowed by the sea, nor suddenly hollowed out in exhaustion. She kept moving though, and so no alarm was raised through him – a reminder of the peaks and pinnacles of drama when it came to certain aspects of her parentage.
He didn’t expect delight to be back on her face though, and he rolled his eyes again, long strides easily banking through the lull of the tide. “Understandable,” as he extended a hand to help her out of the current. “And I would not be surprised if you came up with something similar.” It would be very much on par with Flora’s plans. “Good work,” was another well-earned compliment with a dip of his head, eyes flickering away from her briefly to watch the boys still sifting through sand nearby. “And thank you for the help.” Whether or not she could say the same, the Sword wasn’t certain.
[FIN]
He didn’t expect delight to be back on her face though, and he rolled his eyes again, long strides easily banking through the lull of the tide. “Understandable,” as he extended a hand to help her out of the current. “And I would not be surprised if you came up with something similar.” It would be very much on par with Flora’s plans. “Good work,” was another well-earned compliment with a dip of his head, eyes flickering away from her briefly to watch the boys still sifting through sand nearby. “And thank you for the help.” Whether or not she could say the same, the Sword wasn’t certain.
[FIN]
DEIMOS
