NOAH
I wait and tell myself "life ain't chess,"
The raven eventually fell silent and still in his arms again, and Noah pressed on without pausing back towards Snowcloak. He had tucked Korbin within his jacket further as they entered through the gates, though Noah's hurried presence silenced the guard from any questioning. It was not unusual to see him move so quickly, with such purpose, and he was sure it would not give rise to any suspicion. There were very few things in Noah's life that anyone could call suspicious, and he was sure the people knew that anything that could fall into that category would be brought to the attention of the Warden with haste. And it would. But this was not one of those times.
Rather, Noah moved to his home without stopping. Any he knew gained a smile and a nod from him, but his stride remained purposeful until he closed his own door behind him, wrapped the pair in safety. Noah sighed and lifted Korbin some, skillfully locking the door with one free hand as he went to set the raven on the table. There were very few routes of escape -- they lived in a place where the windows did not open, and Noah did not expect anyone to try and walk through his front door anytime soon. Sighing, relief flooding him enough to bring tears back to his eyes, Noah set the scar-wrapped raven down finally. "Korbin." He said his name simply and gently, a tear sliding down his wind-burnt cheek.
Korbin
But no one comes in and yes, you're alone...
