EVELYN
Ambitions. Dreams. Aspirations. They had had such things before too, before the call of Mort had become so loud they could no longer focus on their dreams. And what of their family, their friends? Had they not survived the trek to the shrine, the Spire, had they perished along with the rest, they wouldn't have the chance to dream, to aspire, to reach for something more than the simple life that cocooned them for so long.
Hunger no longer clawed at her stomach, dehydration no longer caused her to feel breathless and dry, exhaustion no longer slowed her down. No, instead an intense clarity filled her vision, as she viewed the world through new lenses, watching the cold warp the world, the wind pull and tear at everything except them, the sisters, the twins who would survive this trial just as they had survived the last - together.
She heard the call too, glancing at her sister with a silent question, the same options dancing through her cranium. But then their motion paused altogether, as thoughts intruded, pressed against her mind. Muscles tensed, coiled like a tightly wound spring, ready to leap into action at the nearest threat. Who are you? her own thoughts demanded in return, sharp, acerbic and directly to the point.
Hunger no longer clawed at her stomach, dehydration no longer caused her to feel breathless and dry, exhaustion no longer slowed her down. No, instead an intense clarity filled her vision, as she viewed the world through new lenses, watching the cold warp the world, the wind pull and tear at everything except them, the sisters, the twins who would survive this trial just as they had survived the last - together.
She heard the call too, glancing at her sister with a silent question, the same options dancing through her cranium. But then their motion paused altogether, as thoughts intruded, pressed against her mind. Muscles tensed, coiled like a tightly wound spring, ready to leap into action at the nearest threat. Who are you? her own thoughts demanded in return, sharp, acerbic and directly to the point.
cross me once
i dare you
it is the only chance you will get
i dare you
it is the only chance you will get
