this house has never been the same as before《》return

[ATBASH CIPHER.]

ATBASH CIPHER

you're the cause, the antidote ,
the sinking ship that i could not let go !

Atbash had been distraught after Merlin's capture, but the fact that the Coalition had captured her kept the savannah from trying to rescue the other she-cat. It was really pathetic, wasn't it? Considering the feelings Atbash had for Merlin, she felt like she should have pushed her fears aside but the mere thought of Caesar still being apart of the group (or stars, forbid, leading the group) had her terrified. Eventually Elsweyr went and confronted the Coalition and revealed that Sojourn was leading, though that didn't ease Atbash's worries of Caesar being there. Elsweyr revealed who had captured Merlin, someone by the name of Jormungand, and that he was being punished for it - but Merlin was staying in the Coalition until her wounds healed.

Atbash waited anxiously for the she-cat to return, growing worried by the day and considering multiple times to go to the Coalition herself, but could never quite bring up the courage to do so. That being said, the sound of Merlin's faint but familiar voice fueled her and she came running to where Merlin was, ignoring the Coalition Wanderers behind her. "Oh Mer!" The savannah cried as she tried to embrace MERLIN in a hug, tears coming from her eye as she tried to hug the Celtic. "Oh stars, what did they do to you.." Her voice was quiet, realizing that Merlin's wings were gone. Completely gone and leaving a scar where they once were. It was... awful. Merlin was still beautiful in Atbash's eye regardless of course, but it pained her to see the other feline's wings gone. She knew firsthand what it was like to lose something important to your body, she knew the pain.

female f1 savannah | shadow reaper [hp, deputy] of tanglewood | former hailcaller [leader] of snowbound | "speaking" | thoughts | "telepathically speaking"

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