YOU'RE BEGINNING TO DRAG THE ONES YOU LOVE DOWN // Caesar

[ATBASH CIPHER.]

ATBASH CIPHER

But I found in you what was lost in me !

"Atbash?"

Atbash had been resting in the neutral lands whenever she received Caesar's telepathic message. She was resting under a tree, shielding herself from the sun to cool herself down, and was jolted awake at the sound of her brother's voice in her head. At first she thought she had been imagining it due to the heat but Caesar reached out to her again, "Atbash, can you hear me?" Her heart fluttered at the voice of her younger brother, the worry in his voice alarming her.
"I can hear you!" Atbash responded to him back through her own telepathy, lowering her head on her paws to relax once more. Her heart was still pounding in her chest as she continued on, "Are you okay? What's going on?" Caesar sounded upset, afraid, and worried; had Corruption already caught up to him? It can't... Atbash mentally whined to herself, biting her lip slightly at the mere thought of her brother succumbing to the effects of Corruption. His silence was deafening and Atbash waited anxiously for Caesar's response, having half the mind to call out to him again.

"Atbash, I want to apologize." Those words coming from Caesar shocked her. Atbash blinked, trying to comprehend what he had just said. Apologize? She echoed in her mind, but not towards Caesar. The former leader was conflicted, several emotions running through her as those words hit her mind. Caesar had betrayed her, betrayed Vigenere, hurt her multiple times - scarred her, attempted to drown her... He killed their parents, slaughtered the King and Athena, without a second thought. Did he truly deserve a second chance?

"Atbash, please. I want to apologize, please let me come see you." The pain in Caesar's voice made Atbash's throat tighten and she felt herself starting to feel bad for her littermate. Maybe he's on the verge of Corruption and he's trying to make amends before he... She didn't want to finish that thought, she couldn't finish that thought. If Caesar was already going through Corruption, he wouldn't be able to save himself, but maybe trying to make amends before he passed would help ease the pain.
"I believe you, Caesar." Atbash finally responded back to him. "Where do you want to meet?"

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The sound of the ocean was, admittedly, soothing. Atbash inhaled, letting the salty tang in the air relax her and exhaled the breath, staring ahead of her and admiring how far the sea seemed to stretch. Caesar asked her to meet in the neutral lands close to The Typhoon's territory, but not in their territory. It was strange, considering the last time she had seen Caesar, he had been apart of The Typhoon - but hey, it's been two years since then. He's probably left by now. Or worse, got exiled or something, considering how Pincher and other Typhooners didn't seem to appreciate how Caesar acted. But that was none of her business.

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