DEIMOS
the resurrected sword
Zuriel greeted Oliver in the same way she often did; a bow of her head, and then nothing more but a very vague skepticism and a holier-than-thou discretion, before returning to grazing around boulders. Belial slept on; not a very keen guardian for the moment. But Deimos would permit him this round – content in the sun, safe from persecutors, already having fulfilled his duties for a lifetime from the night of arson and sedition.
Still immersed in the Stonesong’s depths, his attention maneuvered back to the smaller cat – far chipper, brighter, than the Sword would ever be. At the very least he was doing well, safe and secure within the Greatwood. There was something to be said for being capable of staying out of harm’s way lately – a condition Deimos was utterly incapable of as of late. And everything is fine here? The last time he’d been through, they’d been assisting Remi with the defenses; but he hadn’t heard anything else since.
When the inquiry rounded back on him though, the sentiments dimmed. I have been better, which wasn’t a lie, and maybe they could pretend that it meant nothing. Piercing eyes flickered back to the water, the means and multitudes of distraction. Catching fish and then letting them go. And swimming. Diving beneath the depths; trying not to drown.
Still immersed in the Stonesong’s depths, his attention maneuvered back to the smaller cat – far chipper, brighter, than the Sword would ever be. At the very least he was doing well, safe and secure within the Greatwood. There was something to be said for being capable of staying out of harm’s way lately – a condition Deimos was utterly incapable of as of late. And everything is fine here? The last time he’d been through, they’d been assisting Remi with the defenses; but he hadn’t heard anything else since.
When the inquiry rounded back on him though, the sentiments dimmed. I have been better, which wasn’t a lie, and maybe they could pretend that it meant nothing. Piercing eyes flickered back to the water, the means and multitudes of distraction. Catching fish and then letting them go. And swimming. Diving beneath the depths; trying not to drown.
still standing
not because you can
but because you have to
