02-29-2020, 01:30 AM
[font=trebuchet ms]The frigid weather had kicked up once more, yet Rin patrolled anyway.
She still couldn't summon up the nerve to go near the spot where the attack had happened, but there hadn't been any more incidents at the borders. Maybe she should have been grateful; maybe fate had decided she'd been punished enough for letting her guard down that time. It wasn't fair for others to be punished for her failures, but Rin had long since accepted that life didn't play fair. All she could do was protect the others at every opportunity she got.
The voice of a stranger caught her attention, along with the echoing voices of Lemy and Videogames. Walking over to the tired newcomer, Rin tugged at her scarf with one paw. His talk of not being himself was... strange. Granted, Valerian had spoken of something similar, and he hadn't posed any threat- but so had Romanempire, and he most certainly had posed a threat. Lemy seemed to find the situation curious as well, judging by his questions. Three months ago she might have dismissed this as typical Lemy chatter, but he'd already proven to be more perceptive than he let on, from the way he spoke to her after the incident with the Warrior.
Casting her gaze over Abidemi's shoulder, she narrowed her eyes. No sign of invasion, but she'd remain careful anyway. Shifting her eyes between Abidemi and the background periodically, she would wait for him to offer a response to Lemy's questions. Whether he was in danger or was himself a danger to them, she would be prepared.
No one had to die today.
She still couldn't summon up the nerve to go near the spot where the attack had happened, but there hadn't been any more incidents at the borders. Maybe she should have been grateful; maybe fate had decided she'd been punished enough for letting her guard down that time. It wasn't fair for others to be punished for her failures, but Rin had long since accepted that life didn't play fair. All she could do was protect the others at every opportunity she got.
The voice of a stranger caught her attention, along with the echoing voices of Lemy and Videogames. Walking over to the tired newcomer, Rin tugged at her scarf with one paw. His talk of not being himself was... strange. Granted, Valerian had spoken of something similar, and he hadn't posed any threat- but so had Romanempire, and he most certainly had posed a threat. Lemy seemed to find the situation curious as well, judging by his questions. Three months ago she might have dismissed this as typical Lemy chatter, but he'd already proven to be more perceptive than he let on, from the way he spoke to her after the incident with the Warrior.
Casting her gaze over Abidemi's shoulder, she narrowed her eyes. No sign of invasion, but she'd remain careful anyway. Shifting her eyes between Abidemi and the background periodically, she would wait for him to offer a response to Lemy's questions. Whether he was in danger or was himself a danger to them, she would be prepared.
No one had to die today.
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