I HAD TO TAKE LEAD OF MY SENSES // Snowbound Visitor

[ATBASH CIPHER.]

ATBASH CIPHER

is someone else in me,
waiting to break free?

Atbash recognized the next Tangler that approached. He was the one who came to visit when Vigenere came and honestly, the Hailcaller thought the two were pretty close to each other. Vigenere wasn't the type of person to really travel with anybody so the fact that he traveled with Morgan was definitely some sort of sign. It wasn't a surprise to her when Morgan stated that Vigenere was his boyfriend, though she barely had time to respond to the General before her brother made his way over. Despite what it may seem, Atbash had never really seen Vigenere this mad before and the way he stepped towards her made her flinch a bit.

Atbash could understand why he felt so angry and distraught over what happened to her, but honestly she felt quite the opposite. She believed that she almost deserved what happened with Caesar and The Pitt, mostly because of her own weakness. After all, that was exactly the reason The Pitt preyed on her. Stryker knew she wouldn't fight back and took it upon himself to easily beat her and use her as a crutch to keep the Snowbounders in line.

"Vigenere. Vigenere, no." Atbash found herself able to speak despite the small prickle of fear she felt towards her older brother. The way he dug his claws into the ground was terrifying and she worried about the poor creature that may find themselves under his paws. The snarl he held on his face definitely didn't help matters either, and that scar on his muzzle didn't help the appearance of it. "Don't hunt anybody down. Don't hurt anybody." The Hailcaller went on, her words calm. On the inside, however, her heart pounded as this scene unfolded before her and she was honestly surprised at how calm she was seeming on the outside. Atbash's gaze briefly flickered to Morgan as he whined, trying to comfort her brother with his words.

"Please listen to me." Atbash went on, grateful that Morgan wasn't on Vigenere's side with this. "Don't go off hurting somebody because of this. They've been hurt enough." The Pitt suffered injuries from the rebellion, though they were likely healed by now. Still, she didn't want Vigenere going after them. It was Snowbound's fight - her fight, not his. "The Pitt did this to me, mostly." She explained with a sigh, allowing a frown to form on her face as she spoke. "Stryker specifically. He's a white lion with a bunch of mutations, mostly snake-related ones." There was no point in hiding details; if Vigenere wanted them so badly, he could easily just search her mind. "They took over Snowbound briefly but I and the rest of my tribe fought back. There's no reason to hunt them down and hurt them. They've suffered enough." She paused, as if giving Vigenere time to comprehend her words. "It'll come to no surprise that this brand is from Caesar, but please don't go hurting him either." Although Atbash no longer considered Caesar their brother, she still cared about him somewhat. Or rather, she didn't want him harmed by Vigenere specifically. He didn't deserve to be beaten up by his older, more experienced brother. "Everything is fine now. I'm fine. I've recovered."

bio | female | hailcaller [leader] of snowbound

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