07-17-2018, 12:43 AM
[align=center][div style="width: 420px; font-family: Verdana; color: black; font-size: 10px; text-align: justify; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; line-height: 110%; "]Somewhat startled by the sudden intrusion Art quickly righted themself, staring at Suiteheart for a few moments. Unfamiliar to them, a stranger if any within the group might be such now, various names floating to the surface of their thoughts. For a time the lion cub merely looked upon her, brow furrowed as they tried to figure out if they had indeed heard of her name before, finally giving up with no real idea, all too exhausted to keep going.
“Yes...” Drawing the word out they couldn't help the hesitation that came after, the minute flicker of uncertainty which crossed through their eyes before they could clamp down upon it. It had seemed a smart idea in those early hours when it had plagued their mind, a way to still prove themself useful without the need to harm others, something more than extra weight the others would have to deal with. But time had worn at them, made the prospect a heavy weight they felt unable to hold, a mistake they felt they couldn't go back on.
“I do, I want to help, I just... I don't want to be the cause of someone's death.” Atreus barely spoke loud enough to be heard, words trailing into terse silence. Such a prospect seemed the worse, getting to a scene too late to be of any assistance, or simply not doing enough, they didn't want to watch someone die when they could have done something, when they could have saved them from untimely end. Their ears flattened against their skull and they refused to look at Suite, setting their gaze on their paws now, flinching slightly as Thea spoke.
Exhausted, that was all they were, too many nights had passed them by with little sleep, they just needed time to rest and they'd be fine. Once this was over it would be okay, they could continue on, find a way to help, they just needed to get through this.
“Yes...” Drawing the word out they couldn't help the hesitation that came after, the minute flicker of uncertainty which crossed through their eyes before they could clamp down upon it. It had seemed a smart idea in those early hours when it had plagued their mind, a way to still prove themself useful without the need to harm others, something more than extra weight the others would have to deal with. But time had worn at them, made the prospect a heavy weight they felt unable to hold, a mistake they felt they couldn't go back on.
“I do, I want to help, I just... I don't want to be the cause of someone's death.” Atreus barely spoke loud enough to be heard, words trailing into terse silence. Such a prospect seemed the worse, getting to a scene too late to be of any assistance, or simply not doing enough, they didn't want to watch someone die when they could have done something, when they could have saved them from untimely end. Their ears flattened against their skull and they refused to look at Suite, setting their gaze on their paws now, flinching slightly as Thea spoke.
Exhausted, that was all they were, too many nights had passed them by with little sleep, they just needed time to rest and they'd be fine. Once this was over it would be okay, they could continue on, find a way to help, they just needed to get through this.