Up in Flames

[font=Arial, serif]Kirkwall itself, the buildings and structures meant little to her. She had done what she could for the benefit of the people with what resources available at the time. Admittedly it hadn’t been much at the time, so Merrill was in a better spot than Hawke had been, but this was beyond the scope of anything anyone should or could handle. Tempers were fraying. Her own volatile nature hampered even more by the demon courting her every nerve to its last strand. People snapped, yes. Aoife snapped and around her a newly formed crater opened up in the earth. Keeping herself busy was the only true respite. [/font]

[font=Arial, serif]Another was hearing, even if slight, a sound of amusement from Sebastian during all this. Few and far between, but those moments gave her the closest thing to a refreshing change in air. Nodding with the decision made, Leaf gave out a deep sigh. [color=#0074d9][font=Arial, serif]“Alright, sooner the better. Every bit of this is going to suck ass, but the longer we delay, the more people suffer needlessly.”[/font][/color] What was a few hours of comfort when others, less fortunate, endured further suffering? [/font]

[font=Arial, serif]Sebastian’s idea though, was quite astute. Fondness slipped into her smile as she nodded. [color=#0074d9][font=Arial, serif]“It’s a good idea, it’ll help protect those who’ve not adequate cover. Should we send a runner ahead to have Merrill do that first, or .. I can move it when we get there?” [/font][/color][/font]