This winter kiss has left me poisoned
And I will never be the same again
This creature was all too curious for Noah. He watched the way she moved and spoke, without opening her maw. Was this a creature, or a woman? He knew attuned who had honed their power enough to partially shift into what their animals forms were. Is that what she was doing? Was he being mocked? His eyebrows knit together in their typical fashion, the thoughts running through his mind causing the action as per usual.
When she spoke again, his grip on his hunting tools tightened slightly. The muscles in his jaw feathered--he wasn't offended, in essence, but he knew the creature (woman?) was wrong. The memory flashed behind his eyes, clear as day. It still made his stomach turn. He remembered the first arrow he nocked and flew--into the man's side. He remembered the second--landing straight where he placed it, in the man's eye, despite his uproared emotions and intensity. He knew it wasn't him -- his aim was as true as he could make it, but still there were failures.
When the luxere-woman admitted she could not help him, and that no gods would be appearing for him today, Noah sighed. He stood, no longer needing to spend time with this woman-creature. He had no questions for her. "Stay warm." He said, a familiar Halovian farewell before he turned and left the shrine.
-FIN
