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Off-guard. Not a common state of mind for the dealer. To find herself startled was rare. Only truly growing in happenstance due to her current adjustment as a wolf; rarely in response to a clanmate.
Yet Keona found herself blinking slow. Caught by a strange feeling. Not quite guilt, considering she hardly felt... She had been perfectly safe. Most of her clanmates knew about her abilities. Yet something in Harland's voice reminded her of her father, Kian. Took her back to her days as a kit.
Had it been someone else... Any other tone, she might've been put off. Offended. Fully capable of taking care of herself. Had been curious. Hardly even testing her limits. Came up earlier than necessary. Didn't want to waste a whole day away to a personal curiosity. Now she wondered if her father would be in a similar state of concern. He probably would've gone in after me. Wouldn't have waited past an hour or two.
And it wouldn't be out of... A distrust or disregard to her skills. No. Her father knew her. Watched her grow up. It was him she inherited those abilities from. In the end, it would have simply been because he was a father. Out of care.
Any word of assurance she may have gathered slipped her mind. Stuck to her tongue when her ears caught the soft start of Danny's sobs. Truly startled now, Keona felt her stomach twist. Sensitive. Danny had always been terribly sensitive. Emotions close to the surface. So unlike the fae yet she had grown fond of him regardless. Proud as he grew. The same sort of pride she felt in Roan. "Danny..." Seas.
The calm distance she often maintained with others... Felt cracked. Splintering more as she felt Salem's head rest against her leg. The close proximity not... Unusual between the two. Salem had been an exception to her preference of physical space for many moons. Yet it carried something more heavy with it this time. And she remembered the horrible desperation, in her drugged mind, frantically swimming for him before she woke as a wolf. It wasn't a feeling she'd wish on him.
Salem knew better than everyone of her connection to the ocean. Had known her the longest. Sat with her on the shore countless nights. He had been with her when the volcano erupted and the two got swept away. She couldn't fight the ocean then. Couldn't keep them both afloat. He knew. He knew she had limits.
And while Roan arrived to voice the most stubborn thoughts in her mind, Keona could hardly muster annoyance or irritation. Much less against Danny's tears. Sightless hues flickering. She had spent her entire life making sure no one worried about her. She wasn't sure how she managed to pull in an entire trio like this.
"I was..." Goodness. It was always the same with her. The same exact reason she had given howling a try. "Curious." Likely not the most reassuring fact to the worried trio, but it told Roan the purpose of her little 'practice'. Not really a test, despite the impressive length of time, no. She just wanted to know what it was like. Sitting beneath the waves.
Softly, she continued to speak to the three. "I would not have gone under, if I couldn't come back up." Steady. A promise. "I'm okay. I did not mean to worry you."
[/td][/tr][/table]Yet Keona found herself blinking slow. Caught by a strange feeling. Not quite guilt, considering she hardly felt... She had been perfectly safe. Most of her clanmates knew about her abilities. Yet something in Harland's voice reminded her of her father, Kian. Took her back to her days as a kit.
Had it been someone else... Any other tone, she might've been put off. Offended. Fully capable of taking care of herself. Had been curious. Hardly even testing her limits. Came up earlier than necessary. Didn't want to waste a whole day away to a personal curiosity. Now she wondered if her father would be in a similar state of concern. He probably would've gone in after me. Wouldn't have waited past an hour or two.
And it wouldn't be out of... A distrust or disregard to her skills. No. Her father knew her. Watched her grow up. It was him she inherited those abilities from. In the end, it would have simply been because he was a father. Out of care.
Any word of assurance she may have gathered slipped her mind. Stuck to her tongue when her ears caught the soft start of Danny's sobs. Truly startled now, Keona felt her stomach twist. Sensitive. Danny had always been terribly sensitive. Emotions close to the surface. So unlike the fae yet she had grown fond of him regardless. Proud as he grew. The same sort of pride she felt in Roan. "Danny..." Seas.
The calm distance she often maintained with others... Felt cracked. Splintering more as she felt Salem's head rest against her leg. The close proximity not... Unusual between the two. Salem had been an exception to her preference of physical space for many moons. Yet it carried something more heavy with it this time. And she remembered the horrible desperation, in her drugged mind, frantically swimming for him before she woke as a wolf. It wasn't a feeling she'd wish on him.
Salem knew better than everyone of her connection to the ocean. Had known her the longest. Sat with her on the shore countless nights. He had been with her when the volcano erupted and the two got swept away. She couldn't fight the ocean then. Couldn't keep them both afloat. He knew. He knew she had limits.
And while Roan arrived to voice the most stubborn thoughts in her mind, Keona could hardly muster annoyance or irritation. Much less against Danny's tears. Sightless hues flickering. She had spent her entire life making sure no one worried about her. She wasn't sure how she managed to pull in an entire trio like this.
"I was..." Goodness. It was always the same with her. The same exact reason she had given howling a try. "Curious." Likely not the most reassuring fact to the worried trio, but it told Roan the purpose of her little 'practice'. Not really a test, despite the impressive length of time, no. She just wanted to know what it was like. Sitting beneath the waves.
Softly, she continued to speak to the three. "I would not have gone under, if I couldn't come back up." Steady. A promise. "I'm okay. I did not mean to worry you."
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