The surge of hope for the possibility of returning home melted away as swiftly as it had risen. It was the way the girl said ‘Underhill’, like she’d never even heard stories of the Sidhe Courts, never been warned about the faerie mounds or the dangers of being lured into them. Before he could think to ask anything else, she’d continued, dropping names Rance had never heard. He barely registered her tone, as if she were approaching a stray animal and it was far from the first time.
Her offer to explain cut into the shock before it could properly stun him. “I… yeah… shit.” He blew out a sigh and looked around as well, though with less focus. Even with his fingers gone, the dark red of his hair stood in messy spikes thanks to sweat and dust. Being in raven form more than half the time helped for keeping clean, but he couldn’t avoid all the disadvantages of a human body. Refocusing his gaze on her, he continued, ”I’m fine sitting on the ground if you are. Or if you’ve got a better idea, I’ll follow your lead.”
Her offer to explain cut into the shock before it could properly stun him. “I… yeah… shit.” He blew out a sigh and looked around as well, though with less focus. Even with his fingers gone, the dark red of his hair stood in messy spikes thanks to sweat and dust. Being in raven form more than half the time helped for keeping clean, but he couldn’t avoid all the disadvantages of a human body. Refocusing his gaze on her, he continued, ”I’m fine sitting on the ground if you are. Or if you’ve got a better idea, I’ll follow your lead.”
