[PQ+] Roads That Never Saw Sun Nor Sky

Evie

It's not so much the smell that bothers the apothecarist, too used to animal decay and unfortunate bodies growing up in the Grounds. But she is a healer, someone dedicated to helping and uplifting people. She cherishes life over all other things, has used this to drive her forward in the darkest days of the barriers existence. It's this empathy that has her clasping her hand over her face, choking pathetically as her eyes well with tears. Unable to look away for far too many long moments, as if her brain is forcing her to take in the breadth of devastation here. It is one thing to know the citizens of Halo may resort to cannibalism. Another entirely to witness the senseless slaughter and storage of countless people. People who had families, aspirations. Piled into boxes like spare blankets and left to rot.

Maea dashes away and Evie stumbles after her, keeping down her own gorge by the barest edges of her will. It is harder, in contrast, to keep back the tears. She doesn't spare a thought for Hotaru and Jigano, whose composure she simultaneously envies and despises. Whatever they may think of her doesn't matter. "Maea," she croaks pathetically, and as the pale woman's hand goes searching in the dark Evie finds it and holds it tight. Uses it to pull herself away from the terrible sight, led forth by Jigano's song and her friend's hand. Her free hand shakes around her dagger, but she doesn't dare to put it away. Not after what they have found.

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Evie follows after the group, dagger in one hand and holding hands with Maea with the other.

reckless at heart but never unkind
in a perfect world we could've been fine

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