Aerwyna’s brows furrowed as she watched the man before her, a small frown on her features. “Regardless of how eager you are to know, it is not of your concern,” she muttered quietly, her jaw clenching. After all, her people’s history was too important. But when he talked about the village burning, she felt herself tense. She was aware of what was happening in the village; she could hear the screams from where they were. But, she could do nothing about it. Even if she turned back now, she wouldn’t make it back in time to save anybody. Plus, she had a responsibility, and she couldn’t turn her back on that.
“If I could, I would,” she said quietly, watching him intently, “But I can’t. I have a duty to fulfill and you are in my way. So kindly move aside.” She couldn’t waste time, after all; the longer she was out in the open, the more likely it was for Red Paladins to notice her, to try to follow her - or worse, for them to find the history on their own. With that thought, she quickly tried to walk around him, intent and determined.
Arthur watched Ryia, amazed at her, at her abilities, at the power she was capable of. “That was… Breathtaking,” he said in shock, watching her for a long time, in awe of her, of all the changes that took over her body as she absorbed the fire. But, more than that, he was amazed at everything she had done - at the fact that she had saved her entire village from burning. It was just a matter of saving her people now, protecting them from the Red Paladins. And, when she begged for his help, he reacted without thinking, quickly nodding. “I’ll do what I can,” he swore, watching her before he went to attack some Red Paladins, striking as many down as he could, doing his best to protect the fey in the village, doing his best to help Ryia save them.
He blinked, though, when he saw a ball of fire shoot past him and, hearing the scream, he turned in time to see a Red Paladin burning alive, and his brain quickly put together what had happened. Not only had Ryia saved her village from burning, she had just saved him from being killed while he was busy saving others, while his guard was down. Looking to her, he watched her in awe, finding himself even more amazed by her, finding so much beauty in her, in her abilities, and he admired her for a long moment. “Be careful,” he told her, quickly returning to the fight, striking down a Paladin that was going towards her, wanting to protect her in the way she was protecting him.
May 14th, 2021 at 01:10am