02-04-2020, 05:47 PM
[font=trebuchet ms]Despite her best efforts, she'd woken Nemhain up anyway. Probably for nothing, too, considering that Tena wasn't likely to want her coming along. Rin considered offering Nem an apology upon hearing her approach, but decided it could wait, opting instead to nod to her in acknowledgement.
Watching Tena's eyes, not flinching away from the bitterness within, Rin listened to her explanation. She was the target at least as far as the gods were concerned, that was true. That alone was probably reason enough to stay- anything less than a god was unlikely to accomplish much against Tena. It was possible someone could hurt her, yes, but not likely.
As Tena continued, though, derisively suggesting that she might die if left alone, Rin felt her claws slide out and grip the snow. She was taking all of Tena's own struggles and ideals into consideration, she really was, but that was a low blow. It was tempting to snap at her, to tell her that she knew from experience how these situations tended to go, that it'd be stupid of her not to be paranoid, that she didn't ask to be deathly afraid of losing another friend. She hadn't asked to have nightmares, or to hear them screaming in her ears, or to-
...Nemhain was still here, wasn't she? Silencing her thoughts, Rin set her jaw. "All you had to say was no," she said as evenly as she could. Shaking her head, she turned and walked away, back up the slope. Ears flattening back, she messaged Nemhain, Sorry for waking you up.
Watching Tena's eyes, not flinching away from the bitterness within, Rin listened to her explanation. She was the target at least as far as the gods were concerned, that was true. That alone was probably reason enough to stay- anything less than a god was unlikely to accomplish much against Tena. It was possible someone could hurt her, yes, but not likely.
As Tena continued, though, derisively suggesting that she might die if left alone, Rin felt her claws slide out and grip the snow. She was taking all of Tena's own struggles and ideals into consideration, she really was, but that was a low blow. It was tempting to snap at her, to tell her that she knew from experience how these situations tended to go, that it'd be stupid of her not to be paranoid, that she didn't ask to be deathly afraid of losing another friend. She hadn't asked to have nightmares, or to hear them screaming in her ears, or to-
...Nemhain was still here, wasn't she? Silencing her thoughts, Rin set her jaw. "All you had to say was no," she said as evenly as she could. Shaking her head, she turned and walked away, back up the slope. Ears flattening back, she messaged Nemhain, Sorry for waking you up.
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