Don't you think a girl like me should be touched?
She startles anew as he shifts, though it’s only noticeable in the fractional widening of her bi-toned eyes. Most people are too wary as first time visitors to even consider moving if she has not instructed them to. Not that she would dissuade them - or him, as he does so now - but it’s certainly unexpected. And it invokes a strange emotion, to be watched so blatantly while she works, accustomed to some odd sort of shield that comes with being unseen. Hotaru doesn’t let it stop her though. Her hands have to readjust to find the right pattern from the new angle, but she keeps her gaze moving fluidly between his arm and his eyes.
“That must have sounded vague. We ended up in a place called Hak Etme - a desert. If it had happened to an Ascended with low tolerance, they would have died almost immediately. Even an Accepted would be hard pressed to survive with no portals being in the Wilds, especially if they were teleported unprepared. The distance alone...dehydration would kill them as quickly as any creature.” Wessex’s ability had been their saving grace, though Hotaru rarely ventured anywhere unprepared. If she’d been with Atlas it would have been easier, but she hadn’t been at the time. Luckily they usually remained glued at the hip. “Whether it’s intentional or not is yet to be seen. If it’s some sort of natural magic, it needs to be stopped. If it’s guided by a deity or spirit...there are other implications.” Ones that were foreboding with war on the horizon.
“That must have sounded vague. We ended up in a place called Hak Etme - a desert. If it had happened to an Ascended with low tolerance, they would have died almost immediately. Even an Accepted would be hard pressed to survive with no portals being in the Wilds, especially if they were teleported unprepared. The distance alone...dehydration would kill them as quickly as any creature.” Wessex’s ability had been their saving grace, though Hotaru rarely ventured anywhere unprepared. If she’d been with Atlas it would have been easier, but she hadn’t been at the time. Luckily they usually remained glued at the hip. “Whether it’s intentional or not is yet to be seen. If it’s some sort of natural magic, it needs to be stopped. If it’s guided by a deity or spirit...there are other implications.” Ones that were foreboding with war on the horizon.
HOTARU
