Torin was not a warrior, not trained in the taking or life, only the protection of his own and those of others. But it felt like, if he didn't use that training when people without it were in need, what had been the point of learning? House Leukos had seen to his training without expectation of repayment, and not using it in their defense, or the defense of their people in particular, felt like a betrayal in a way he couldn't articulate. Even with Kaus allowing giving him permission to do so.
The problem was Timon, and, to a lesser extend, Huntress. He was responsible for the both of them, and they were both too young to be expected to make choices for their own protection. Well... Sometimes Timon made better choices than Torin himself might have, and Huntress was basically fully grown, and while also a wolf, sometimes, the way she looked at him when he was talking he was sure she understood. When the matron of the family had began tending Timon's nose, Huntress had abruptly stopped trying to lick it with an expression that Torin's Semblance interpreted as ' so long as someone is going to clean it'. His rune seemed to interpret the wolf's expressions and small sounds without really alerting his conscious brain to the fact so that, quite often, he found himself carrying on 'conversations' with her where only he spoke but she reacted. He fully accepted that, in reality, his mind was trying to interpret what his rune was telling his subconscious and that the majority of it was, well, in his head.
"I'd like to come with you, and help. I think we'd all be safer if we stay in the lamp's light. Huntress sank her teeth into one outside the light and it did nothing." There hadn't been time to test the idea that, without the light, the things were tougher, but, even as exceptional a fighter as Kaus was, if he was without his magic and couldn't do damage, he would eventually be overwhelmed.
"Are there farms nearby that won't be able to lock themselves in for protection?"
It seemed like the people of Starfall and its surrounds knew danger often enough to know when to hole up until help came or the danger passed. If it was so then all of them should stay put until the morning.
The problem was Timon, and, to a lesser extend, Huntress. He was responsible for the both of them, and they were both too young to be expected to make choices for their own protection. Well... Sometimes Timon made better choices than Torin himself might have, and Huntress was basically fully grown, and while also a wolf, sometimes, the way she looked at him when he was talking he was sure she understood. When the matron of the family had began tending Timon's nose, Huntress had abruptly stopped trying to lick it with an expression that Torin's Semblance interpreted as ' so long as someone is going to clean it'. His rune seemed to interpret the wolf's expressions and small sounds without really alerting his conscious brain to the fact so that, quite often, he found himself carrying on 'conversations' with her where only he spoke but she reacted. He fully accepted that, in reality, his mind was trying to interpret what his rune was telling his subconscious and that the majority of it was, well, in his head.
"I'd like to come with you, and help. I think we'd all be safer if we stay in the lamp's light. Huntress sank her teeth into one outside the light and it did nothing." There hadn't been time to test the idea that, without the light, the things were tougher, but, even as exceptional a fighter as Kaus was, if he was without his magic and couldn't do damage, he would eventually be overwhelmed.
"Are there farms nearby that won't be able to lock themselves in for protection?"
It seemed like the people of Starfall and its surrounds knew danger often enough to know when to hole up until help came or the danger passed. If it was so then all of them should stay put until the morning.
