[There's a sudden, brief glimmer of focus in her eyes, recognition that makes her gaze a little sharper. The cruel dismissal in his command is genuine, anger and power befitting true danger. It's one of the most vicious of all hatreds: contempt. It hurts.
He parts the sea that threatens to drown her. The image isn't lost on her. It's sickening, a different kind of pain, and yet it means the first noise that escapes her when her compressed lungs release again is a mirthful breath. It's quickly replaced with winces, as some of the hurt that was muffled by being submerged comes back in full force, made throbbing by his proximity. He's doing nothing to exacerbate it further at the moment, however, even if his strong grip could easily snap her.
Drenched, her wings too soaked to lift her even if she could manage to extract herself from his arms, she sags limply. It might not have looked like much of a struggle, but staying buoyant for so long in such a tight vice was taxing.]
Did you change you mind? [she asks, despite being ordered to shut her mouth only a few moments prior.] I think you might be driven by your care for others after all.
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He parts the sea that threatens to drown her. The image isn't lost on her. It's sickening, a different kind of pain, and yet it means the first noise that escapes her when her compressed lungs release again is a mirthful breath. It's quickly replaced with winces, as some of the hurt that was muffled by being submerged comes back in full force, made throbbing by his proximity. He's doing nothing to exacerbate it further at the moment, however, even if his strong grip could easily snap her.
Drenched, her wings too soaked to lift her even if she could manage to extract herself from his arms, she sags limply. It might not have looked like much of a struggle, but staying buoyant for so long in such a tight vice was taxing.]
Did you change you mind? [she asks, despite being ordered to shut her mouth only a few moments prior.] I think you might be driven by your care for others after all.