12-20-2020, 12:35 AM
NOTHING BESIDE REMAINS — As Elsweyr stepped inside, Aurum looked up and shot her an apologetic look. It was clear he was sorry for barging in and worrying her, although he had just come inside to make sure that Ares was alright. Thankfully, it didn't seem as though the cheetah was angry at him, her attention quickly turning to Ares and the situation that the child was in. Aurum turned his one eyed gaze towards her as well, listening as she began to explain in a disjointed manner what she had seen. He felt a frown come to his muzzle, able to relate to what she was feeling. That echo of what you had just seen, unable to fully differentiate between what had just been a dream, and what was the real world you had woken up into. He wished that there was some way for him to reassure her, and have her know for sure that where they were was real.
Taking a deep breath, the angel waited for Elsweyr to be finished before he spoke up, offering Ares a comforting smile, "I know how you feel, Ares. I've had a lot of nightmares like that. Ones where it gets hard to tell what is really going on, and what's here. I used to have them a lot, although I don't so much anymore... Elswyer is right. There's no fire, or smoke, and you're not going to be hurt. Your new family here... isn't going to be hurt. I swear it." He then rose one of his large paws, crossing it over his chest, right over where his heart was. He hoped that would be enough to convince Ares, but he knew that sometimes it wasn't that easy. There had plenty of times in his life, both in his cubhood and in his adulthood, where it had taken hours for him to truly shake off a nightmare. He could only hope that wouldn't happen to young Ares, since he didn't want the girl to suffer through such a thing. — OF THE MAN WHO WAS BORN AND DIED A KING.
Taking a deep breath, the angel waited for Elsweyr to be finished before he spoke up, offering Ares a comforting smile, "I know how you feel, Ares. I've had a lot of nightmares like that. Ones where it gets hard to tell what is really going on, and what's here. I used to have them a lot, although I don't so much anymore... Elswyer is right. There's no fire, or smoke, and you're not going to be hurt. Your new family here... isn't going to be hurt. I swear it." He then rose one of his large paws, crossing it over his chest, right over where his heart was. He hoped that would be enough to convince Ares, but he knew that sometimes it wasn't that easy. There had plenty of times in his life, both in his cubhood and in his adulthood, where it had taken hours for him to truly shake off a nightmare. He could only hope that wouldn't happen to young Ares, since he didn't want the girl to suffer through such a thing. — OF THE MAN WHO WAS BORN AND DIED A KING.
— Reggan