[ Meanwhile, she has seen him before — if only in a shared memory, a vision of him tossing acolytes at the Church of Helios. She only gets a bare glimpse of him now before he reaches her, his red hair like fire in the cool backdrop of the castle. Gray's reinforced arm is a hasty shield, but it only dampens the blow to her side; her ribs give in a little more than they should before she's sent flying across the garden.
She bounces off a planter, probably damaging it irreparably, before she smashes into a brick partition that immediately collapses on top of her. Gray lays there for a moment, stunned, but adrenaline and magical strengthening keep the pain at bay. She stifles the shouting in her side and bursts from the rubble on high alert, not intent on getting caught lying down.
Beneath the grim set of her expression lies a healthy dose of confusion. She realizes that the overbearing presence she felt when she introduced herself to the Meris is the same as the one she feels before her now. In which case — aren't they on the same side? Is the red-haired man really that much of a berserker that he'd attack his own allies? ]
Why are you attacking me?!
[ She was timid when he heard her via Communion, but now with her life in potential danger, she's fierce as she challenges him. This is something she has more experience with than public speaking, by far. ]
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She bounces off a planter, probably damaging it irreparably, before she smashes into a brick partition that immediately collapses on top of her. Gray lays there for a moment, stunned, but adrenaline and magical strengthening keep the pain at bay. She stifles the shouting in her side and bursts from the rubble on high alert, not intent on getting caught lying down.
Beneath the grim set of her expression lies a healthy dose of confusion. She realizes that the overbearing presence she felt when she introduced herself to the Meris is the same as the one she feels before her now. In which case — aren't they on the same side? Is the red-haired man really that much of a berserker that he'd attack his own allies? ]
Why are you attacking me?!
[ She was timid when he heard her via Communion, but now with her life in potential danger, she's fierce as she challenges him. This is something she has more experience with than public speaking, by far. ]