SILVER EYES - open

[madster]

malphas didn't dislike abathur. he disliked his species. was that speciesist? was that even a word? he furrowed his brow in thought. abathur was technically his apprentice, but he was surprised he was still going at the whole nurse thing. the only people left in the field were mira- who hadn't really done anything yet, but he appreciated having someone like her around- and abathur. he wondered, did spiders even have mortality? he decided it was a good thing abathur was the medic instead of their regent or something. he didn't want a fucking spider leading. he'd probably just eat the nightshade again.

he heard aya, and took long strides over. aya was strange- obsessed with organs and creating some sort of monster out of everyone's body parts. malphas was a cannibal and even he found her strange, but oddly endearing. he couldn't see tanglewood without their resident freaks, after all. he paused, and then stopped by her. oh, she was talking to abathur. he was spooked, a chill running down his spine. "hey, abathur..." he said, shaking. "t-the weather! it's great! isn't it?" he asked, clearly unnerved by the presence of spiders, and his normal egotistical demeanor was totally gone- he was just a scared child. "where have you been? i've been having to man the fort and it's t-tough.."