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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Sept 19, 2021 21:49:40 GMT -5
Parker smiled widely in relief. "Great! Then let's go eat, and I'll find someone to take care of the horse," he said, turning so he was heading back in the direction of Carzon.
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And Anya ignore all the stares she got. There was no reason to have their pity, and as far as she was concerned, they weren't even there to begin with. She almost turned back to look at Seth when he spoke her name, but stopped herself. She could talk with him later about this. Right now, they had other things to focus on.
With each barbed comment thrown at him, Anya had to bite back her temper. There were plenty of things she could say in defense, but none would be needed. For not only did Sebastian silence the topic, but Cami's voice broke through the silence created.
Turning with Seth, she watched as the family reunited. She stayed back, not wanting to interrupt. Anya was just as relieved to see both Vera woman were safe and sound, and she let that fact be known as soon as each of them were done with Seth. Only once he had released them did she step up to hug both Cami and Cressida in turn. The only one she didn't hug was Callim, and that was partially only because he was still busy with Seth. And with a hig too. Perhaps the two were still closer than they both wanted to admit.
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"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Sept 19, 2021 22:06:34 GMT -5
Devon watched him go a moment, frowning. He did not understand this fellow. But after a moment and a shake of his head, he set off after him.
( Skip? Or did you want something interesting to happen in town? )
☆~☆~☆ Cami and Cresseida greeted Anya just as warmly as they had Seth, both of them taking a turn to embrace her in a big hug. Cami then wasted no time bombarding Anya with questions about everything that had happened since they last saw each other, while Cresseida introduced herself to Aidan and set herself to making the boy — who reminded her so much of Seth despite the lack of resemblance — feel more at ease.
Seth, meanwhile, jerked backward to stare at Callum, wide-eyed. Callum gazed back, cool and calm, with not a hint of anything to prove he had said anything at all. Slowly, Seth's shock faded into frantic calculation as he tried to puzzle out Callum's words, and the meaning behind them.
The first and most obvious answer was that Callum was a spy for Genevieve. Callum was capable of a lot, but did he really hate Seth enough to betray all these innocent people to her? But that didn't make sense. Seth had only just gotten here. Unless Callum had thought Seth was in league with the Rebels this whole time. Seth had never gotten along with his brother, but he had thought he at least knew him better than this.
"Callum," he started. He had to work to keep the panic out of his voice. "What have you done?"
For a moment, nothing. Callum's expression didn't change, and he didn't move a muscle. Then a spark of anger lit up his icy stare. "No more than you have, little brother."
They still stood close enough that their conversation went unheard by anyone else. Seth lowered his voice anyway. "I have never betrayed hundreds of innocent people before." He didn't know how many Rebels were here, but it was safe to assume that, including their families, "hundreds" was a fair estimate.
Callum snorted. "No, you've just killed them."
Seth flinched. His voice sounded slightly strangled as he said, "That was different. I was told otherwise, and… it was them or Morgan. Them or Mom and Cami. Them or you, you stupid ass."
Callum's eyes glittered like ice cold jewels. "I'm not the one being stupid, brother."
What the hell. That was the second time Callum had called him brother. Callum never referred to Seth as his brother. So what the hell was he really trying to say?
Before he could figure it out, another figure pushed forward from the crowd. Callum stepped back, making room, and for the moment Seth pushed the issue with his brother to the back of his mind as all his focus switched to his best friend.
Seth and Morgan regarded each other in silence for a long minute. They had both missed each other something fierce, but now that they were face to face again, the words said and unsaid the last time they were together surged to the surface. It left both a little unsure about where they stood.
Finally, Morgan cleared his throat. "So. You finally got the girl, huh? About time."
Seth didn't even want to know how Morgan knew that. "Good things come to those who wait," he said loftily.
"Really? Well I hope she's reeeeeally good then, cause you waited a looooong —"
Seth lunged. Morgan swore as he was too slow to avoid the headlock Seth got him in. Morgan struggled for only a minute before pulling a slick move that had him slipping free of the headlock, though Seth still had a grip on his shirt. He used that to yank Morgan back — into a hug this time.
"I missed you, buddy."
Morgan gave his back a slap. "Right back at ya." He pulled back suddenly with a big grin. "Hey, guess who I found?"
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Sept 19, 2021 22:29:13 GMT -5
(Yeah, skip. I had nothing planned. XD)
~•~•~
Anya did her best to answer all the questions asked, but there was only so much she felt like discussing while being the center of attention. So what she couldn't say she promised to tell the Veras as soon as they got a chance to go somewhere quieter. Especially since Morgan's appearance stole her attention.
She smiled at the display of affection between the two, still not convinced that Morgan wasn't, in fact, his best friend like Serh claimed. He could be both best friend and brother, but, again, that was hardly anything of importance. Her smile, however, faded a bit at the next person to approach him.
Kyra had been keeping just out of sight. Her excitement to see Seth again made her want to rush out with Morgan, but where was the fun of that? So she had created among the crowd until she was behind him. Then, while he was focused Morgan, she moved forward. Just as Morgan's last statement left his mouth, Kyra kept onto Seth's back in an all too familiar action with the intent of making him lose his balance. "Long time no see, Golden Gal," she whispered, purposefully getting far too close to his ear than she had to be before laughing.
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"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Sept 19, 2021 22:39:14 GMT -5
( Okay. I'll get something up tomorrow, unless you find the inspiration to do it first. xD )
☆~☆~☆ Cami didn't mind waiting for all the answers. The main reason she asked now was just that she was too excited to keep it in. When she noticed Anya's distraction, she turned to watch Seth's reunion with Morgan — and Kyra. It didn't occur to her to reassure Anya, for she figured Seth would have told her about one of his oldest friends already.
Seth snorted and shook his head. "I don't even have a —"
He sensed the presence behind him a heartbeat before she crashed into him. He stumbled a step, caught himself, and was ready to fight back when she spoke. Her voice was a little different, older, but still very familiar.
"Holy shit. Kyra?" He laughed, wiggling out of her hold so he could look at her. "No way." He stepped up to her and pulled her into a big bear hug that lifted her right off her feet. "Damn, it's good to see you."
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Sept 19, 2021 22:54:28 GMT -5
(Nah, I'm falling asleep here. XD)
~•~•~
Kyra let him go so he could face her, laughing and hugging him just as fiercely. "It's good to see you too," she told him. Once placed back on the ground, she leaned back slightly to look at his face. "Look at you. No longer the little runt of the litter," she teased. "Good to see you finally hit your growth spurt. When did it happen? Last year?"
Anya watched the two. In fact, she hadn't been told of Kyra, or if she had she had never pieced the information together. All she knew was seeing the new woman hanging onto him didn't leave her with a good feeling. She wanted to make her presence known, to remind Seth that she was still there, but she just couldn't bring herself to interrupt.
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Sept 20, 2021 6:50:57 GMT -5
(Tomorrow it is! XD)
~•~•~
"And you're still sensitive about the topic I see," Kyra added with another laugh. Out of all three of them, Kyra knew she was the one who changed to most. At least in the physical appearance department. Seth still looked exactly as she remembered him, only, like Morgan, taller and more more well defined. It was the Rider training, she knew.
It took a couple of seconds for Anya to take notice of the silent presence beside her. Pulling her eyes away from Seth and the woman, she looked over to see Callum. "Oh, Callum," she started, surprised that he was there, but she offered the older brother a smile anyway. "It's good to see that you're here, and to see you again."
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"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Sept 20, 2021 8:32:02 GMT -5
Seth smirked. "Only when people bring it up." It was easy to forget about otherwise. Suddenly remembering where they were, Seth looked around. He was surprised to find that everyone had left. Only Sebastian and Fredrick remained, and they stood by the far side of the cave, obviously in a heated discussion. Seth was no doubt the topic.
He glared at them for a moment before resolving to ignore them. He mentally shook off the dark mood that threatened to embrace him every time he thought about where they were and focused on his two closest friends. "Is there somewhere else we can talk?" They had a lot of catching up to do.
Morgan pointed one thumb over his shoulder. "There's a games room just down the hall. It should be deserted at this hour."
Seth nodded. "Perfect. First: I want to introduce you each to someone."
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Callum glanced down at her briefly before returning his gaze to Seth. "From most people I'd call bull on that — you don't even know me, and I doubt Seth has painted a nice picture of me. But you're not someone who says things unless you mean it, are you?" He didn't wait for a response, just jerked his chin at Seth as he, Morgan, and Kyra started toward them. "You deserve better." And with the, he turned to walk away.
Only to be brought up short by a golden ball of fur pouncing on a trailing shoelace. He looked down with a curse. "What the hell?" he muttered.
"Callum, you better not be bullying my dog," Seth said as he reached them, though there was no threat in his tone — yet. Callum just glared at him.
"You finally got a dog?" Morgan crouched and invited the puppy over with an open palm and wiggling fingers. Hero saw him and bounded right over. "Why am I not surprised?"
Seth shrugged. "I was left unsupervised. What did you think would happen?" As Morgan laughed and played with his puppy, Seth stepped up beside Anya and turned to Kyra. "Kyra, this is my girlfriend, Anya. Anya, this is Kyra, one of my oldest friends."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Sept 20, 2021 8:46:25 GMT -5
"It's a good thing I don't take pictures as my only form a character judgement," Anya answered with a smile, one that faded slightly at his comment towards Seth. Callum was wrong, but he didn't give her the chance to explain that to him before he was turning away from her. Only to be stopped by Hero.
She was going to get the puppy for him, but at that moment Seth and the others had joined them. Morgan distracted Hero well enough, so she turned her attention to the others. At being introduced as his girlfriend, the woman blushed, both flustered and a little pleased with the fact he had done so. Pleased that Kyra knew exactly who she was, but a little embarrassed with the fact being said in front of his family. They hadn't even used those terms in front of the Dorreh household, but that was more because if he'd stupid brothers than anything.
"It's nice to meet you, Kyra," Anya said, offering a friendly smile and a hand to shake.
Kyra took the hand offered and studied the shorter girl. "Huh, not what I was expecting, but I see what Morgan was talking about," she said. She glanced to Seth, with a smirk. "Glad to see you ditched your preferences for [w]itchy red heads."
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"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Sept 20, 2021 9:16:42 GMT -5
"Shut up, Kyra," Seth returned promptly, but the words lacked any real heat. He didn't blame Kyra her opinion of Ari. His ex had only ever shown his friend her bitchy side, so it would be almost impossible for Kyra to develop any other opinion of her. "You — Ow!" He cut off as Cami slapped his arm. "What was that for?"
She put her hands on her hips to glare at him. "You didn't think to let your family know Anya's your girlfriend before gossiping about it with your friends?"
"Okay, first, you've been calling Anya my girlfriend since day one and you know it." He gave her a look, daring her to deny it. She didn't. "Second: gossiping?"
A smile tried to appear, but she quickly schooled her expression back into a glare. "You still could have told us you finally made it official."
"Why does everyone keep stressing the time frame?" Seth muttered under his breath, just loud enough to be heard, earning Morgan's and Cami's laughs. Seth rolled his eyes. "Four months, two weeks, and three days is not that long, guys."
Cami's jaw dropped. "It is when you're counting! Oh em gee, Anya, you brought out his romantic side. Finally!"
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Sept 20, 2021 9:26:51 GMT -5
Anya had been a little taken aback by Kyra's words, and she hadn't had any idea how to respond. Cami, however, helped to fill in for her. She gave a small laugh, hoping to play her awkwardness off as embarrassment. "I don't know what you're talking about. He's always shown it," she said. Granted, she should have added that it was just to her, but she figured that went without being said.
"Oh, I'm sure he does," Kyra teased.
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"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Sept 20, 2021 9:51:01 GMT -5
"Gosh, you guys are adorable," Cami said with a dramatic sigh.
Seth rolled his eyes. "And you're a pain in the ass." He shot Kyra a look. "Both of you."
The good mood was soured when Seth saw Sebastian striding over, Fredrick a step behind. Neither looked happy about whatever agreement they had come to. Seth's smile faded as he watched them approach. It was replaced with a cool, guarded expression, and he subtly shifted his stance.
Catching on, Cami moved closer to stand at his side, and Morgan stopped playing with Hero to join her at Seth's side.
It was clear from his narrowed eyes that Fredrick didn't miss the obvious show of loyalty and support, though it was Sebastian who spoke.
"Relax, guys," he said, a hint of amusement leaking into his somber tone. "Seth is not in trouble." Fredrick muttered something contradictory to that, but Sebastian ignored him. "I've convinced Fredrick to let Seth stay, on one condition." He met Seth's gaze. "As a show of good faith, and to prove you've really turned your back on Genevieve, Fredrick wants you to tell the Council everything you know about the Order. Strengths, weaknesses, numbers, everything. Will you do that?"
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"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Sept 22, 2021 11:42:24 GMT -5
By the time they got to town, Devon was in the lead. He wasn't sure when exactly that had happened, or why it felt like the guy — had Devon gotten his name yet? Did he care to? — was almost hiding behind him, but he didn't much care. He just wanted something to eat, and then to get out of town. So, he headed right for the nearest eating establishment.
☆~☆~☆ Sebastian sighed. "Yes, I remember. But if not here, where will you go? There's nowhere that Genevieve won't eventually find you. Nowhere but here. Here you'll be safe, all of you, and you can help us bring down the Order. So what do you say? Will you stay?"
"Are you actually giving us the choice?" Seth asked.
"Of course," Sebastian said, at the same time Fredrick said, "No." Sebastian hissed a warning, but Fredrick waved it off and stepped forward, eyes locked on Seth. "No, you don't a choice. Now that you know where the hideout is, we can't risk you running back to Genevieve with it. So you can either stay willingly and help us, or we can put you with the other prisoners. That's your choice."
Seth heard Cami and Cresseida gasp, and Morgan cursed, but he ignored them all and stepped forward to meet the older Rider. "And how are you planning to keep my cooperation if I decide to stay? Are you going to use my friends and family against me like she did?"
Fredrick sneered. "We're not the monsters here, Dragonslayer. You are. If you step out of line, you're the only one who will suffer."
Seth's eyes sparked a challenge. His voice lowered to a deadly purr. "You'll have to catch me first, Dawnchaser."
For just a moment, wariness flashed through Fredrick's eyes, there and gone. Then he was snorting derisively. "You have no power here, boy." Seth just smiled knowingly, igniting the older man's temper. "I've had enough of this." He snapped his fingers, and a dozen Riders came marching back in. In the lead was Roland, a smug smirk on his face as they moved to surround Seth.
"Enough!" Sebastian snapped, halting everyone: the Riders closing in, Morgan and the Veras as they made to block them from Seth. Sebastian spun and pointed to the approaching Riders. "Get out," he ordered. When they hesitated, he shouted, "Now!"
With one last glare for Seth, they retreated, though no one was stupid enough to believe they had gone far.
Sebastian spun on Fredrick. "This is not what we agreed and you need to back off. Right now."
"I am not about to put the lives of hundreds of people in jeopardy, Sebastian. Not even for your son."
"They're only in danger if you keep antagonizing him!" Sebastian threw his hands out in frustration. "I know you remember what M told us. Seth will only lash out if you threaten that group of people behind him, or if you leave him no other choice. Which you are doing. So back. Off."
While Fredrick hesitated, Seth looked from him to Sebastian, wondering who this M character was and how they could possibly know that about him.
Finally, Fredrick stepped back. "Fine," he said through clenched teeth. "We'll do this your way, Sebastian. I just hope we don't live to regret it."
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Sept 22, 2021 13:44:19 GMT -5
Parker was more than welcome to let Devon lead. As soon as they entered the tone, his eyes scanned the streets, searching for the men whom he had seen for just a few seconds before they had knocked him out. So far, he saw none, but he wasn't taking any chances. "So, um, I guess I'll go find someone to take the horse and meet you back here," he said.
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Anya felt the anger in the room swirling around her. With her desire to defend Seth, it was it was increasingly harder to ignore it. Especially when all the Riders from before came pouring back in. One hand rested on her dagger, but didn't draw it. For now, she just watched the others, wanting to step up but having no idea what to do. So far, she had been over looked by the Rebels, and she was sure it would be bo different now.
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"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Sept 22, 2021 14:11:07 GMT -5
Devon stopped in the act of opening the door to consider him. "Fine." Then, as an afterthought, "Shall I order something for you?"
☆~☆~☆ ( We definitely need a moment where Anya makes everyone regret looking over her. 😈🤣 )
Sebastian threw up his hands dramatically. "Thank you. Now, if you don't mind." He made a "shoo" gesture. Fredrick frowned at him, but backed up several paces until he was more of an observer than a participant.
With a sigh, Sebastian turned back to Seth. "Sorry. We've been looking for you for weeks now, yet it never occurred to us to talk about what we would do when we found you."
"Why?" Seth asked.
Sebastian blinked. "Why what?"
"Why have you been looking for me?"
Sebastian snorted. "Where to start? Because we need your help, because you're my son, because finding you meant finding Anya, because —"
"What do you want with Anya?" Seth interrupted, his attention suddenly focused on Sebastian with deadly intensity.
Sebastian blinked at him, startled, but answered bluntly, "Because she's the key to defeating Genevieve."
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"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Sept 22, 2021 14:26:19 GMT -5
"And yet you're still standing here," Devon pointed out before turning and heading into the diner without a backward glance.
( He's such a jerk. WHY DO I LIKE JERKS SO MUCH?!? XD )
☆~☆~☆ ( Good. xD )
Sebastian shrugged. "Well, you must have something special up your sleeve. I learned a long time ago that a Teller is never wrong."
Seth snorted. "Oh yes they are," he argued, thinking of Ceyon and his constant wrong predictions about Seth’s death.
Sebastian frowned at him, but instead of arguing just said, "Well, ours hasn't been wrong yet, so..." He shrugged again. "Anyway. Are you going to stay and help?"
Seth hesitated, then looked to Anya, leaving the decision up to her.
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Sept 22, 2021 14:50:38 GMT -5
(Because they're fun. XD)
Parker wat he's him leave. As soon as he was inside, he turned and muttered in a sarcastic tone, "because I was talking to you, that's why," then shook his head. Now he just needed to find a stables of some kind. Maybe even a messenger of sine sorts. Surely they would be able to help.
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There was nothing special about her, she knew this. So it was hard to believe she was the person they could have been sent to find. Anya met Seth's gaze, lost on what to do. She thought they might have had time to think all of this over, got his family's opinions on it all.
"Is it possible to discus this in the morning?" She asked, looking to Sebastian. "After all it's been a long day and it's late. Not exactly the time to be making important decisions. "
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"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Sept 22, 2021 15:36:14 GMT -5
( This is true. xD )
Devon got a corner table and ordered two specials — quick and easy. While he waited for it, he leaned back in his chair, arms crossed, and watched the room. He remained mostly unnoticed, while the few who did notice him continued to cast wary or suspicious looks his way. Whenever he caught such a stare directed at him, he stared back with a hard expression, daring the person to do something about it. They never did, and eventually they stopped looking his way altogether.
☆~☆~☆ Sebastian clapped his hands and pointed. "Brilliant idea. Come, I'll show you to your room." And he marched off, ignoring Fredrick.
Morgan let out a dramatic breath. "Well that was... tense." He stepped up beside Seth and gave his shoulder a little shake. "Relax. It's really not so bad here. Well." He shot Fredrick a dark look. "Usually."
Seth shrugged, unconcerned. "I'm sure it is — if you're anyone but Enemy Number One."
"You're not —" Morgan cut himself off, knowing Seth was right. Around here, no one saw Seth Accio, the young man forced into obedience through threats and coercion. They just saw the Dragonslayer, the Rider who had been killing off their Rebels for years. Morgan sighed. "We'll make them change their minds. Come on. Let's go talk." He headed off in the direction Sebastian went.
Cami and Cresseida followed, the former pausing to give his hand a reassuring squeeze while the later kissed his cheek. Then Aidan was at his side, taking his hand, and Hero came over to lay on his foot.
Seth looked down at Aidan, a little surprised to see him there, to see him still looking to Seth for protection and comfort. Had he not realized yet what everyone was saying about him? No one had been subtle or secretive about it. It had been said, several times now, that Seth was a killer. And yet here Aidan was.
Seth crouched down to be at his level. "Aidan, are you okay?" The non-reaction to the revelation of Seth's dark secret aside, the boy had not been acting like himself since the Rebels found them. It was really starting to worry him.
Aidan nodded, eyes on the floor. "Yeah. Just tired, I guess," he mumbled.
Seth didn't buy that for a minute, but when Aidan glanced up at him, then over at Fredrick before returning his gaze to the floor, he decided privacy was needed to get the truth out of the boy.
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Sept 22, 2021 19:58:11 GMT -5
It took a bit, but Parker did eventually track down the local stables. There, he talked with the owner and parted with a decent amount of money, but he had been assured the horse would be returned to Trenton tomorrow. With his task done, he returned to where he Devon was waiting. He found him in a corner booth. "Alright, task done," he said, smiling as he took a seat opposite of him.
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Glad that she had bought them a little more time, Anya walked closer to Seth. She waited until the others had moved on before moving to the side of him that Aidan wasn't on. There she waited while he talked to the boy, sending Corrik a quick summary of what all had happened.
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Heterosexual
✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
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"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Sept 22, 2021 21:42:07 GMT -5
Devon grunted. "Because Genevieve loves throwing her power around. She enjoys proving no one could stop her if she decided to turn conqueror."
☆~☆~☆ ( Okay. 😁 )
They didn't get to sleep right away. After they caught up to the others, they were shown to a suit of rooms — caves, technically. The whole mountain had been carved put into a series of tunnels, stretching over multiple levels, almost like a massive mansion made entirely of stone. It was extensive and impressive. A perfect safe haven from the Order.
The room Seth, Anya, and Aidan were given was a collection of four rooms: two bedrooms and a bathroom, all connected by a frontal sitting room. That was where the lot of them spent a good hour or two, everyone taking turns telling their stories about what they had been up to since they last saw each other. Some details were omitted, but the most important details were shared with no reservations.
The only ones who didn't participate were Sebastian — he took his leave after making sure Seth, Anya, and Aidan were settled; Aidan, who Seth put to bed shortly after arriving at the rooms; and Callum. He was present, but he never said more than a few words the whole time, and even then only when asked a direct question.
Eventually, Cresseida broke everyone up. She had noticed that Seth and Anya, sitting together on the loveseat, were getting quieter with every minute that passed. It was hardly surprising; they had been up since dawn, flying almost nonstop, and had been thrown into several stressful situations in a matter of hours. They were clearly exhausted, but Anya was too polite to say so and Seth was Seth. He would continue to ignore his fatigue for as long as he possibly could.
So Cresseida kicked Morgan, Kyra, and her other two children out and told Seth and Anya to go to bed. Seth only protested a little. Then he just hugged her again and showed her to the door.
Once she was gone, he turned around and leaned back against the closed door. He tipped his head back with a sigh, eyes closed. He really was exhausted, and yet —
"I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight, Anya," he confessed quietly. "Not here." He didn't think anyone would try anything, but he also had no guarantee that they wouldn't.
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Sept 23, 2021 20:09:46 GMT -5
"That shouldn't really surprise me I guess," Parker muttered, taking another bite of food.
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The next hour was both nice and a little tiring at the same time. Any knew that they wouldn't get to sleep right away, not after being away from Morgan and the Veras for so long. So she both asked her share of questions and answered just as many until her exhaustion was becoming too much to hide. The temptation to lay her head on Seth's shoulder grew with each minute, but the woman knew if she dis that, she'd be out like a light. Thankfully, Cresseida was ever observant.
Anya hugged Seth's mother and sister, and even accepted a belated welcoming hug from Morgan before they all left, leaving them to their peace and quiet. Seeing the exhausted display from Seth, she walked over and hugged him around her waist, her head resting on his chest. "As much as I want to tell you you should try anyway, I know it won't work," she murmured. "So how about you let me sleep for a couple of hours, and then you wake me up? I'll stay watch and wake you up if anything happens so you can try to rest."
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