Aurelia
and that the world is always our fault
when we did nothing, how did we do wrong?
when we did nothing, how did we do wrong?
Aurelia could not help but to match his grin but, she shrugged. It was a combination of both skill and luck, and Aurelia would be the last to underestimate Sunjata. For a moment, though, she wondered what all Nate knew about her. If he knew that much, then maybe he knew more - maybe he knew about her story, where she'd come from, what she used to do. For a moment, it made her hesitate all the more. She knew what Sunjata thought of her past but, did Nate share that understanding nature? If he did, why? What sorts of things had he had to do in his past to help him better understand such actions?
She could only trust him, though, because she needed his help. Questions like that could, perhaps, come later.
As he shared his experiences, revealing his own Outlander origins, Aurelia followed him up the stairs and felt a bit of relief. He knew what it was like. Maybe it really was just a matter of time and getting used to this new world.
For a few seconds, she lingered in the doorway to the examination room, glancing around at everything inside. Hesitantly, she sat on the exam table and looked over at Nate, dressed in his white coat.
"I appreciate you helping me," she said, voice grim and quiet, "I don't know if Sunjata told you but, I was a bounty hunter... of people who illegally practiced magic..." she'd pause and let Nate decide for himself what that must've entailed, "I was fighting one of them when it happened. He opened up a portal and, at first, I was nowhere. Just... floating. And then suddenly I was here."
"but before that happened, he used a different kind of magic on me. Something that didn't leave any physical marks but... fuck, it hurt. And now I have this... feeling that something's wrong, something's different," she sighed, shaking her head at the memory of it. The paralyizing spell he'd cast made her bones stiffen and her blood freeze. Some part of that spell had lasted through the portals out of her world and into Caido, something that festered and weakened. And she wanted to launch herself through that stupid fucking barrier, only she couldn't fight her way out of this one. So here she was, getting a second opinion.
She could only trust him, though, because she needed his help. Questions like that could, perhaps, come later.
As he shared his experiences, revealing his own Outlander origins, Aurelia followed him up the stairs and felt a bit of relief. He knew what it was like. Maybe it really was just a matter of time and getting used to this new world.
For a few seconds, she lingered in the doorway to the examination room, glancing around at everything inside. Hesitantly, she sat on the exam table and looked over at Nate, dressed in his white coat.
"I appreciate you helping me," she said, voice grim and quiet, "I don't know if Sunjata told you but, I was a bounty hunter... of people who illegally practiced magic..." she'd pause and let Nate decide for himself what that must've entailed, "I was fighting one of them when it happened. He opened up a portal and, at first, I was nowhere. Just... floating. And then suddenly I was here."
"but before that happened, he used a different kind of magic on me. Something that didn't leave any physical marks but... fuck, it hurt. And now I have this... feeling that something's wrong, something's different," she sighed, shaking her head at the memory of it. The paralyizing spell he'd cast made her bones stiffen and her blood freeze. Some part of that spell had lasted through the portals out of her world and into Caido, something that festered and weakened. And she wanted to launch herself through that stupid fucking barrier, only she couldn't fight her way out of this one. So here she was, getting a second opinion.
and I've been thinking that when we thought
the world would break us, that we weren't wrong
the world would break us, that we weren't wrong
