KORBIN
And round about his home the glory
That blushed and bloomed,
That blushed and bloomed,
He looked at her gravely. Maybe it was her tone, or the situation, or maybe it was just his anger fading but Korbin's expression softened ever so slightly. He shook his head, firm. "I'm not leaving. But if something happens, I need to know that you can find your way back on your own. Can you?"
It was true that he could make his way out with no problem if he shifted. But there was no way he would leave her here. Not only because she was Noah's partner, though that was reason enough. One just didn't leave anyone behind on the Tundra. It was an unwritten law, so deeply ingrained in him that Korbin didn't even have to consider it.
"There's a possibility that there are guards posted," he went on. "The place is bigger than it looks from here, and I don't know how many they are, if there are any people left. We'll stay low, move slowly, and once we're out of sight, we're going to run. Ready?" He waited for her to reply, then nodded and rose, indicating for Delphine to move ahead of him along the wall of the house, and then off towards a crevasse that yawned open in the ground some distance away.
Keeping low, Korbin almost doubled over due to his height, his nerves were tight as lutestrings as he got them moving. The moment they left the relative shelter of the house, he felt as if eyes were piercing the skin of his back, every fiber of his being crawling with the need to run. He willed himself to take it slow, however, with one eye on Delphine ahead and the other on the surroundings. Ready for anything... or so he hoped.
It was true that he could make his way out with no problem if he shifted. But there was no way he would leave her here. Not only because she was Noah's partner, though that was reason enough. One just didn't leave anyone behind on the Tundra. It was an unwritten law, so deeply ingrained in him that Korbin didn't even have to consider it.
"There's a possibility that there are guards posted," he went on. "The place is bigger than it looks from here, and I don't know how many they are, if there are any people left. We'll stay low, move slowly, and once we're out of sight, we're going to run. Ready?" He waited for her to reply, then nodded and rose, indicating for Delphine to move ahead of him along the wall of the house, and then off towards a crevasse that yawned open in the ground some distance away.
Keeping low, Korbin almost doubled over due to his height, his nerves were tight as lutestrings as he got them moving. The moment they left the relative shelter of the house, he felt as if eyes were piercing the skin of his back, every fiber of his being crawling with the need to run. He willed himself to take it slow, however, with one eye on Delphine ahead and the other on the surroundings. Ready for anything... or so he hoped.
Is but a dim-remembered story
Of the old time entombed.
Of the old time entombed.
