A woeful sigh, shaky at its foundation slipped his lips. He blinked slowly, squeezing out any rogue tears as he willed himself to remain calm. It was oddly comforting to know that Chip agreed with him on the sentiment of death being the lesser of the evils they'd faced and yet however fortunate, he was still here. He'd seen evil the likes of which were world rendering, catastrophic, and come out the other side. Initially, surviving such an experience sounded like a boon, something to be congratulated for by others. A peak under the surface revealed a festering defeat. He was not the same elf that he was before he encountered the shard.
That much was painfully true, and well documented.
Cara felt his heart lurch in his chest, what felt like an arrhythmia spidering across his chest the longer he considered the man in front of them. The hulking, indomitable Keeper of Clan Varahel. Xochipili wasn't just a keeper to their clan, he was everything the rest of them could not bear to become themselves. Xochipili was a blessing that Cara was starting to wonder had been a cruel temptation all along. There was no boasting about his merit and what he deserved for Cara had known since the beginning that his Keeper was far beyond anything he deserved.
Inala was no different and now he'd lost both them.
Hell, he'd lost Chi too, wherever she was. He averted his gaze to suck at his teeth in displeasure at her answer. A string of explicatives in their native tongue erupted then. He needed to find her and soon, but not before he got his fill from being reunited with Chip and, hopefully, their clan.
That much was painfully true, and well documented.
No-no! Of course not.the statement came out with far more assertiveness than he intended. Perhaps it was just a result of all the desperation he'd since coiled up inside.
Cara felt his heart lurch in his chest, what felt like an arrhythmia spidering across his chest the longer he considered the man in front of them. The hulking, indomitable Keeper of Clan Varahel. Xochipili wasn't just a keeper to their clan, he was everything the rest of them could not bear to become themselves. Xochipili was a blessing that Cara was starting to wonder had been a cruel temptation all along. There was no boasting about his merit and what he deserved for Cara had known since the beginning that his Keeper was far beyond anything he deserved.
Inala was no different and now he'd lost both them.
Hell, he'd lost Chi too, wherever she was. He averted his gaze to suck at his teeth in displeasure at her answer. A string of explicatives in their native tongue erupted then. He needed to find her and soon, but not before he got his fill from being reunited with Chip and, hopefully, their clan.
Have you named my replacement?He wanted to know who to pay deference to.
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