It's not like her to push him off and refuse help, or at least it hasn't been in months. A hot wave of rage makes him clench his own fists as she walks past him, tone tight. What has Piaget threatened her with? Or is it the simple horror of being sent back to that life?
Regardless, they'll have time to deal with it when they're back on the Strahl and far away from here. "This way," he says.
But they only make it about halfway down before two of Piaget's crew appear. Judging by their faces, no one anticipated he'd board the ship alone.
Well, he can use that. He stops abruptly, shielding Aerith with his body even as he readies an ice spell. It won't be pleasant, and he hopes they have a healer on hand. The moment he releases it, both their bodies go rigid, one yelling out in pain, the air around them plummeting in temperature. It will wear off in a few minutes, but not without doing damage.
"There'll be more," he says, reaching for her hand like he'll lose her again if he doesn't.
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Date: 2023-02-19 02:04 am (UTC)Regardless, they'll have time to deal with it when they're back on the Strahl and far away from here. "This way," he says.
But they only make it about halfway down before two of Piaget's crew appear. Judging by their faces, no one anticipated he'd board the ship alone.
Well, he can use that. He stops abruptly, shielding Aerith with his body even as he readies an ice spell. It won't be pleasant, and he hopes they have a healer on hand. The moment he releases it, both their bodies go rigid, one yelling out in pain, the air around them plummeting in temperature. It will wear off in a few minutes, but not without doing damage.
"There'll be more," he says, reaching for her hand like he'll lose her again if he doesn't.