WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO / o, injured

[coldblue]

[align=center][div style="text-align: justify; width: 55%; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0px;"]Sometimes Coldblue starts to feel bad about how overprotective he is towards Goldenluxury. Surely the girl does not want her brother following her everywhere and making jokes to conceal his constant anxiety about her safety? But time and time again, the youth has been privy to witnessing his most precious sibling suffering from one severe injury or another. From sickness to burns to suspicious injuries, Blue has seen it all. And he wishes that it would stop, but part of him believes that it will just keep happening. So he continues to lurk nearby, but apparently it is never close enough.

The familiar screeching of Goldie's avian companion is what stirs the young tomcat. It is a bone-chilling, ear-splitting sound, and the boy wastes no time in chasing it down. His heart roars in his chest like a frantic beast, pounding so hard that Blue would not be surprised if it burst from his chest. No, no, no... not again. Gods, please, not again!

But he knows better. Blue knows better than to blindly hope that everything is alright. His life thus far has been cruel and unforgiving. Why would it suddenly decide to spare his sister, just this once?

"Fucking hell..." curses the youth as he approaches, bursting through the crowds of people. He is small enough to weave through most of the bodies without resistance. He does not interrupt the sage's work, or course, for he has far too much respect for Rose and fear for Goldie to do something as foolish as that. But he wants to see his sister. He wants to comfort her. "Leave it to you to always find trouble," Coldblue jokes weakly, wearing a wry smile as he crouches down near his sister's face. Glacial blue eyes seek out his Aunt's face, finding comfort in her determination. If anyone can save Goldie now, it's Aunt Rose. "Why don't you let me get beat of for a change? Gods know I deserve it.' Not her. She's too sweet, too kind. What did Goldie ever do to earn this sort of treatment from the universe? Why not Blue? He is worthless and lazy. He would much rather take his sister's place than to ever have to see her beautiful face twisted in agony ever again.

It may not be obvious, but the boy is trying to keep her mind off of the pain, and maybe his too. Blue does not doubt that Goldenluxury is composed enough to keep herself together, but he wants to be near her just in case she could use some comfort. From the sounds of the talk being thrown around, Rosemary plans on cauterizing the wound due to it''s severity. That has got to hurt. And the boy cannot heal, nor can her seek out the person who did this to her and kill them. All he can do is sit here helplessly and hope that she can derive some sort of comfort from his presence.