The Grand Optimist

[OPEN] The Grand Optimist

Mesec the Nightwind Posts: 476

World's Edge Glazier atk: 5.5 | def: 9 | dam: 5

Stallion :: Tribrid :: 16.3hh :: 7 years old HP: 76 | Buff: NOVICE

Lucius :: Royal Zephyr :: Roc & Lyra :: Common Kitsune :: Dreams Sarah

09-17-2015, 06:11 PM

I'll fight to survive through this thunderous life
without you by my side

Ampere called to him as though he was nothing more than an acquaintance, and one that she was not particularly fond of, and it stung - fresh guilt for what had occured between them rising. But, for a few precious moments, he ignored the obvious chill that she was treating him with in favour of the delight that she was here. Speaking to him, not yelling. It didn’t matter, for those first few blissful seconds, what they talked about she was close to him once more.

Of course, that did not last long. He quickly realized that he would rather have the anger, the passion that had driven her to scream at him that night on a different coast of the Throat, than this… indifference. He wanted to apologize to her, to try and make amends for what had happened but what could he do? He had bonded to Lucius, the proud young zephyr had woven himself intricately into Mesec’s life and there was no rewinding how that had occurred. He had to do something to fix what he believed was his fault, to mend wha the had broken, but this was not the time or place. So instead he swallowed the greeting that would have seen him wrapping his neck around hers and stood by with sad eyes. He let Najya respond to the question posed. She explained, politely, who she was and why they were there.

But all Mesec seemed capable of doing while she spoke was watch Ampere, watch her reaction, watch the way her wings twitched, and there was a silence before he realized that Najya had stopped talking so that he could join in. “She had just joined the Falls when the Invasion occurred, I thought to offer her a peaceful home in the family here.” They could all chuckle one day about how remarkably peace-free their journey had been here, but for now He had believed not long ago that Ampere would hate him forever, but that was until he had learned that she had joined in the group protecting him during the fight with the wolves. Mesec was rarely without a glimmer of hope but it burned brightest for her. “She fought bravely.” And now he turned to smile at the mare he had brought here, pride in this new friend brightening his smile, and he wondered if his vouch for her held any weight with the Gladiator.

As Najya continued to speak, Mesec narrowed his eyes through the darkness to notice the streaks of black on Ampere’s face for the first time. The beating of his heart picked up and he released a breathy “Ampere.” Mesec would never have the heart to return the business-like fashion that he was being treated with and a cautious step taken toward her though he stopped there. Not because he was worried about contracting whatever it was that both the mares had - no sickness would stop him from embracing Ampere if he knew his touch would be welcome. “Does it hurt?” Not that she would tell him if it did, not that she would tell anyone.

Now, it wasn’t that Mesec had not been concerned about Najya when he had discovered that she too had fallen ill in the Labyrinth (because he had!) but that Ampere had as well stirred a new level of concern. He wanted to offer a suggestion, some way of helping to heal her - heal them both but he knew now that his healing magic was useless for others.