[ she wonders how quickly he'll abandon her, if something does go wrong.
Ruby is on high alert now too, her eyes darting about without pause and her head on a swivel, as any self-preserving prey animal would do. although she can't fight, she knows that she can at least be useful as a second pair of eyes. it's not that she trusts Gu Yun to guide her, even as she follows him close with a hand on his arm, but that the surrounding danger is more severe at the moment than any threat he seems to pose.
just as that thought crosses her mind, a voice speaks up as though to chide her: ]
He's gonna kill you, Ruby.
[ the mirror that spoke shows Rudbeckia wearing a monochrome dress like a priest's garb and a blank expression, something haunted in the intensity of her stare. swathed in layers of fabric, her petite frame looks more childlike, even though she's clearly the same age as the Ruby that stands at Gu Yun's side, her fingers clutching his arm white-knuckled. she doesn't say anything in response to her reflection. it speaks again, its voice sullen: ]
You know he will, so why are you being such an idiot?
[ the real Ruby is frozen in place, like the ice has crept over her too. Hah... What a cliché trope. ]
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[ she wonders how quickly he'll abandon her, if something does go wrong.
Ruby is on high alert now too, her eyes darting about without pause and her head on a swivel, as any self-preserving prey animal would do. although she can't fight, she knows that she can at least be useful as a second pair of eyes. it's not that she trusts Gu Yun to guide her, even as she follows him close with a hand on his arm, but that the surrounding danger is more severe at the moment than any threat he seems to pose.
just as that thought crosses her mind, a voice speaks up as though to chide her: ]
[ the mirror that spoke shows Rudbeckia wearing a monochrome dress like a priest's garb and a blank expression, something haunted in the intensity of her stare. swathed in layers of fabric, her petite frame looks more childlike, even though she's clearly the same age as the Ruby that stands at Gu Yun's side, her fingers clutching his arm white-knuckled. she doesn't say anything in response to her reflection. it speaks again, its voice sullen: ]
[ the real Ruby is frozen in place, like the ice has crept over her too. Hah... What a cliché trope. ]