Delphine inhaled sharply, panic settling into her chest. She was on her knees, gasping for air, and grasping at dirt. She was almost certain she had been holding onto Bryony and Acantha. Practically certain--after all, she was never far from her girls.
At least the air was breathable; she was in one piece. Her gaze shot up, roaming the people around her, looking for two little bodies that she knew so well. Yin and yang. Hazel eyes roamed the bodies around her, frantically. She needed to know they were safe.
She spied Remi, and she hardly paused long enough to take in that her best friend was there, before her gaze was flitting between everyone else. She hadn't paid enough attention to her friend to realize that her girls were already on their way to him, holding hands tightly.
Bryony clung to Acantha, who was fearless. The little shadow mage was scared easily, while her opposite was easily excited and thrilled by new things. Acantha had always been the more open, curious one. Bryony was happier snuggling to her mother's side.
Eventually, both girls reached Remi and his various gathered, and Bryony immediately reached upward, silently demanding to be picked up. Delphine had taught the girls that uncle Remi was safe.
"Mama?" Bryony inquired. They couldn't see past all the people, the toddlers were quite small for their age. Acantha voiced her demand of 'mama', as well. Neither toddler was a daddy's girl; and the crowd they'd entered truly prevented Delphine from catching sight of them.
By this point, Delphine was moving toward the crowd herself, calling out: "Remi?" She was trying to hide the fear in her voice; she was afraid of one thing: losing the twins. After all, they were the only thing she truly wanted.
The little voices that squealed at hearing her, caused her to grin, and she came to a stop on the outside of the crowd. She was still not one for crowds, after all. Kneeling, the blonde scooped both twins into her arms, and hugged them tightly.
"Papa?" Acantha inquired, burying her face in her mother's shoulder. The question made Delphine pause. She'd not even looked for her husband, or for Iris and the boys. Guilt flooded her briefly, before she shook her head. No... Her husband would want her to be safe before she fretted over him.
"Where... are we?" She inquired, as she stood, holding tightly to both girls' hands. She wasn't asking anyone in particular, just... well, this wasn't Edgemore, and it certainly was not Northstar. So where exactly were they?
At least the air was breathable; she was in one piece. Her gaze shot up, roaming the people around her, looking for two little bodies that she knew so well. Yin and yang. Hazel eyes roamed the bodies around her, frantically. She needed to know they were safe.
She spied Remi, and she hardly paused long enough to take in that her best friend was there, before her gaze was flitting between everyone else. She hadn't paid enough attention to her friend to realize that her girls were already on their way to him, holding hands tightly.
Bryony clung to Acantha, who was fearless. The little shadow mage was scared easily, while her opposite was easily excited and thrilled by new things. Acantha had always been the more open, curious one. Bryony was happier snuggling to her mother's side.
Eventually, both girls reached Remi and his various gathered, and Bryony immediately reached upward, silently demanding to be picked up. Delphine had taught the girls that uncle Remi was safe.
"Mama?" Bryony inquired. They couldn't see past all the people, the toddlers were quite small for their age. Acantha voiced her demand of 'mama', as well. Neither toddler was a daddy's girl; and the crowd they'd entered truly prevented Delphine from catching sight of them.
By this point, Delphine was moving toward the crowd herself, calling out: "Remi?" She was trying to hide the fear in her voice; she was afraid of one thing: losing the twins. After all, they were the only thing she truly wanted.
The little voices that squealed at hearing her, caused her to grin, and she came to a stop on the outside of the crowd. She was still not one for crowds, after all. Kneeling, the blonde scooped both twins into her arms, and hugged them tightly.
"Papa?" Acantha inquired, burying her face in her mother's shoulder. The question made Delphine pause. She'd not even looked for her husband, or for Iris and the boys. Guilt flooded her briefly, before she shook her head. No... Her husband would want her to be safe before she fretted over him.
"Where... are we?" She inquired, as she stood, holding tightly to both girls' hands. She wasn't asking anyone in particular, just... well, this wasn't Edgemore, and it certainly was not Northstar. So where exactly were they?
