Are
The word cut through his thoughts like nothing before, a well stropped razor that made him shiver with the underlying power in the voice. Power made clear as flames engulfed him and a woman he'd seen but never spoken more than a word in passing to.
A being of Muspelheim letting loose her powers invoked that paralyzing fear he was so familiar with. An iron fist clutching his spine and making every muscle seize up. A rabbit caught in the gaze of the eagle, a split second before running, but never able to tumble over the edge into action.
Persevere. It rang silver in his mind and forced his eyes to snap from their captor to his cell mate. A moment shared and a hasty idea taken form. Muscles finally springing into action and ripping his shield from his back, tossing it on the fire to provide what little protection it could as he reached out for Phoebe's hand with only one word on his lips. "Jump!"
A being of Muspelheim letting loose her powers invoked that paralyzing fear he was so familiar with. An iron fist clutching his spine and making every muscle seize up. A rabbit caught in the gaze of the eagle, a split second before running, but never able to tumble over the edge into action.
Persevere. It rang silver in his mind and forced his eyes to snap from their captor to his cell mate. A moment shared and a hasty idea taken form. Muscles finally springing into action and ripping his shield from his back, tossing it on the fire to provide what little protection it could as he reached out for Phoebe's hand with only one word on his lips. "Jump!"
