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ASHE
I'm meaner than my demons
Ashe frowned at Ianto's sharp tone, narrowing her eyes. She wanted to tell him she had no intention of hurting him - or anyone else that didn't deserve it - again. That life was long behind her, but with Roana here... well, she had kind of gone out of her way to convince the ex-captain that she was no murderer once upon a time. On paper it had gotten by, but she wasn't entirely sure the woman believed it.
Before she could answer Ianto, Roana began again. Ashe managed another smile at her words, eyes glinting as she nodded. "We've had enough martyrs," she commented, and even with her smile her tone was somber. "So quit it." Didn't matter how well she and Roana got along, Ashe had no desire to see her die. Her brows rose as they explained the perils of the forest - the Fae, how hard it was to navigate. Percy plod up behind her then, releasing a low and soft nicker as his head dropped over her shoulder with his ears pinned forward. Golden eyes surveyed the people he'd never met with curiosity, but the forest beyond even moreso. "Fae.. like from storybooks back home?" Unicorns, dragons, faeries, gods - if everything wasn't so real, so terrible and wonderful and wild, she might think they all had been plopped into one of those stories. She took a deep breath with one hand stroking Percy's cheek, looking beyond the pair and out into that deep and wild forest, resisting the powerful tug forward. "We should head towards the settlement," she said, looking back to them. Her eyes lingered on Ianto for a moment, she promised herself she'd find some way to get him to actually talk to her, to figure out how he knew to fear the sight of her... and how to make him less afraid. "There are people who no doubt think you're both dead and would appreciate knowing otherwise." I'm bigger than these bones. |
