sacrifice what you are for what you can become
He almost shook his head, leaning it one way, then he stopped short. "Okay... Well, those hills in particular.." he turned and pointed out at the giant monuments of grass and snow, "I don't know if they've got anything to do with your sister, but, something seems... off about them, don't you think?"
Henry took notice, not only of the dislike that seemed to permanently rest in her expression whenever she looked at him, but of the cuts along her skin. Clear liquid was seeping from them. "Hey, you're... um- you're-" his eyes were locked onto the small abrasions along her legs. He lifted them to her dark gaze, understanding that Ascended didn't necessarily have to worry about injuries in the same way that the rest of them did. But, he was sure it was still important not to lose too much of their... fluid. Right?
Something occurred to Henry, then. She wasn't following clues or a trail. She was going in blind, and desperate, and there was potentially no hope of finding anyone out here at all...
"Hey, um... When and where is the last time you did see her? Your twin?" The question was posed with careful tact or, at least, as much as he could give.
Henry took notice, not only of the dislike that seemed to permanently rest in her expression whenever she looked at him, but of the cuts along her skin. Clear liquid was seeping from them. "Hey, you're... um- you're-" his eyes were locked onto the small abrasions along her legs. He lifted them to her dark gaze, understanding that Ascended didn't necessarily have to worry about injuries in the same way that the rest of them did. But, he was sure it was still important not to lose too much of their... fluid. Right?
Something occurred to Henry, then. She wasn't following clues or a trail. She was going in blind, and desperate, and there was potentially no hope of finding anyone out here at all...
"Hey, um... When and where is the last time you did see her? Your twin?" The question was posed with careful tact or, at least, as much as he could give.
HENRY
