I carried my own ashes to the mountains
Predator inclinations arced and coiled within his mind; the impulsion to chase, to slaughter, to rip and tear the bear apart. But a latter portion of his machinations, ones devoutly entrenched with control, logic, and precision, played their fundamental role, and he ceased the inclinations, let the ice turn to puddles beneath his fiery feet.
Within another moment he was human again, watching the younger ursur trace the outlines of snow, barreling onward across the plain with more predilections left in its wild and exuberant threshold. His eyes ghosted back over to the herd, who seemed to scarcely notice or mind, making him wonder how they hadn’t been picked off. Or if they’d simply been stealthy enough.
He’d go with the latter.
He gave half a smile in return for the compliment, a snort tucked and muffled somewhere in between. “Thank you. Your magic certainly has grown,” he offered with an arch of his brow, perhaps intending to test out the mettle and grit more at later opportunities. “I am too, though we should start heading back.” Before they felt the need to mess with the luxere’s dynamics any longer; permitting the group to meld and mold and persist amidst the terrain. With a silent call to Belial across their bond, Deimos waited for Alys, and then ensured they began maneuvering towards Halo once more.
{FIN}
Within another moment he was human again, watching the younger ursur trace the outlines of snow, barreling onward across the plain with more predilections left in its wild and exuberant threshold. His eyes ghosted back over to the herd, who seemed to scarcely notice or mind, making him wonder how they hadn’t been picked off. Or if they’d simply been stealthy enough.
He’d go with the latter.
He gave half a smile in return for the compliment, a snort tucked and muffled somewhere in between. “Thank you. Your magic certainly has grown,” he offered with an arch of his brow, perhaps intending to test out the mettle and grit more at later opportunities. “I am too, though we should start heading back.” Before they felt the need to mess with the luxere’s dynamics any longer; permitting the group to meld and mold and persist amidst the terrain. With a silent call to Belial across their bond, Deimos waited for Alys, and then ensured they began maneuvering towards Halo once more.
{FIN}
DEIMOS
