Safe and Sound
Every muscle in his body still ached when he shifted in bed, as the wooden frame groaned from his weight before he finally found comfort again. It had been hard to find comfort in this place, and only because the wolf knew it wasn't even remotely close to home. But the exhaustion did wear him out, enough to where he barely remembered his arrival here... after meeting Briathor IV no less.
There was noise within the room as voices then filled his ears, his attention alerted to activity as he soon opened his eyes with a soft groan. He'd lain on his stomach when he shifted, his face turned to the cabin that had been made into their temporary home. Given how such short notice they had to prepare it, Rickter wasn't keen to demand anything more. It was bad enough he, like his family, was essentially a refugee due to what had happened. Everyone else had already risen out of their beds apparently, the first to catch his groggy sight being Hannah as she played with the twins. Telion focused on tidying up the room with organizing things, putting what belongings they needed out as the rest were sorted and put back in the featherlight bag.
Suddenly the smell of hot bacon and ham filled his nostrils, and even though his body ached for him not to, Rickter moved to shift on his side as he propped himself up with an arm. "Look who's back in the land of the living." The rogue remarked as she pointed for the twins to look, both of them quickly cackling as they threw their hands about excitedly. Hannah chuckled at the pair as Telion couldn't help but smile, with a hand stroked through each of the boy's hair in passing as she moved toward the bed.
"Good morning. How are you feeling?" The healer inquired as Rickter shifted further, sitting completely on the bed only in the nightshirt he'd worn.
"Any idea how it feels to be run over by a train?..." He quietly mused as he looked toward Patrick next, Telion emitted a short giggle before she sat down next to him. Though his mind was obviously fixated on the fact food was cooking, Rickter didn't ignore the hand that came to rest on his knee. He could see the look in Telion's eyes then, the worry she had over him after what had happened yesterday.
"As... exciting as yesterday was, how about no more crazy stunts like that for a while?" He didn't hesitate to nod in agreement to that right away, not after pushing himself so hard to run and detour all those battlemages. though... His entire life was turning into a bit of a crazy stunt now lately. Considering he was now an exile from a nation determined to go to war. Where his place was in all of this, and what he hoped to accomplish, were both concepts he hadn't the slightest idea about approaching. He'd done what he promised Elinora after all, and reached the Dawnmartyrs as they'd hoped. But now?
"Breakfast is almost done buddy! The ladies told me you liked a lot of meat with your eggs." Patrick chimed in over the sizzling of food, the wolf's mouth already watering as he looked over to the cooking spit the Atinoran stood in front of.
"Oh, and..." Telion weighed in as her hand shifted to embrace Rickter's, as he returned his gaze to pay closer attention to what she had to say. "Ishin and Erikson are both here." The statement led him to widen his eyes at her a little, as he had not expected to hear Ishin's name anytime soon. Yet he and who? It became evident the latter didn't ring a bell. "One-day?"
Suddenly his eyebrows furrowed at the mere reference. "Him!?"
"What?" Hannah weighed in as Telion looked a little apprehensive toward the wolf. "What's the story between you and him?"
"He's next of kin to Rickter," the healer elaborated as she released Rickter's hand, "only Rickter doesn't want anything to do with him."
"The bastard only came into my life once or twice, and yet, never had the gall to tell me who my real family was. Why should I care what he wants?" He quickly reasoned as he watched the mother rise from her spot, her attention on the little ones as Hannah gave him a pucker of her lips.
"...So find out what he wants, and be done with him. Where's the harm in that?" She rebutted as he looked aside with a quiet sigh through his nose.
"I told them I'd send for them when we were awake, and, when you were dressed and ready for visitors." Telion added with a bit more of a sterner tone, which led the wolf to furrow his eyebrows when he side-eyed a glance to her. Did she really? Well... Now he had to deal with that nonsense in a little bit. Even if he didn't want or wasn't ready to. "It's time to stop putting it off Rick. Now may only ever be the chance." He hated that she was right all the time, loved that about her but also hated it too... mainly for situations such as this.
"Alright fine," he agreed with a defeated sigh, "After breakfast. Then I'll see them both, though, don't expect me to have much to say to... Erikson." He assumed Telion had learned about it yesterday, while Rickter had retired to rest for the rest of the afternoon. He wasn't thrilled at all with the concept of meeting One-day again, not when they'd had plenty of other chances of speaking prior.
But it was like Telion had pointed out, now was as good of a time (if the only time) as any to get it over with.
4th of Solace, 122nd Year, A.o.S. (Glade 4th)
There was noise within the room as voices then filled his ears, his attention alerted to activity as he soon opened his eyes with a soft groan. He'd lain on his stomach when he shifted, his face turned to the cabin that had been made into their temporary home. Given how such short notice they had to prepare it, Rickter wasn't keen to demand anything more. It was bad enough he, like his family, was essentially a refugee due to what had happened. Everyone else had already risen out of their beds apparently, the first to catch his groggy sight being Hannah as she played with the twins. Telion focused on tidying up the room with organizing things, putting what belongings they needed out as the rest were sorted and put back in the featherlight bag.
Suddenly the smell of hot bacon and ham filled his nostrils, and even though his body ached for him not to, Rickter moved to shift on his side as he propped himself up with an arm. "Look who's back in the land of the living." The rogue remarked as she pointed for the twins to look, both of them quickly cackling as they threw their hands about excitedly. Hannah chuckled at the pair as Telion couldn't help but smile, with a hand stroked through each of the boy's hair in passing as she moved toward the bed.
"Good morning. How are you feeling?" The healer inquired as Rickter shifted further, sitting completely on the bed only in the nightshirt he'd worn.
"Any idea how it feels to be run over by a train?..." He quietly mused as he looked toward Patrick next, Telion emitted a short giggle before she sat down next to him. Though his mind was obviously fixated on the fact food was cooking, Rickter didn't ignore the hand that came to rest on his knee. He could see the look in Telion's eyes then, the worry she had over him after what had happened yesterday.
"As... exciting as yesterday was, how about no more crazy stunts like that for a while?" He didn't hesitate to nod in agreement to that right away, not after pushing himself so hard to run and detour all those battlemages. though... His entire life was turning into a bit of a crazy stunt now lately. Considering he was now an exile from a nation determined to go to war. Where his place was in all of this, and what he hoped to accomplish, were both concepts he hadn't the slightest idea about approaching. He'd done what he promised Elinora after all, and reached the Dawnmartyrs as they'd hoped. But now?
"Breakfast is almost done buddy! The ladies told me you liked a lot of meat with your eggs." Patrick chimed in over the sizzling of food, the wolf's mouth already watering as he looked over to the cooking spit the Atinoran stood in front of.
"Oh, and..." Telion weighed in as her hand shifted to embrace Rickter's, as he returned his gaze to pay closer attention to what she had to say. "Ishin and Erikson are both here." The statement led him to widen his eyes at her a little, as he had not expected to hear Ishin's name anytime soon. Yet he and who? It became evident the latter didn't ring a bell. "One-day?"
Suddenly his eyebrows furrowed at the mere reference. "Him!?"
"What?" Hannah weighed in as Telion looked a little apprehensive toward the wolf. "What's the story between you and him?"
"He's next of kin to Rickter," the healer elaborated as she released Rickter's hand, "only Rickter doesn't want anything to do with him."
"The bastard only came into my life once or twice, and yet, never had the gall to tell me who my real family was. Why should I care what he wants?" He quickly reasoned as he watched the mother rise from her spot, her attention on the little ones as Hannah gave him a pucker of her lips.
"...So find out what he wants, and be done with him. Where's the harm in that?" She rebutted as he looked aside with a quiet sigh through his nose.
"I told them I'd send for them when we were awake, and, when you were dressed and ready for visitors." Telion added with a bit more of a sterner tone, which led the wolf to furrow his eyebrows when he side-eyed a glance to her. Did she really? Well... Now he had to deal with that nonsense in a little bit. Even if he didn't want or wasn't ready to. "It's time to stop putting it off Rick. Now may only ever be the chance." He hated that she was right all the time, loved that about her but also hated it too... mainly for situations such as this.
"Alright fine," he agreed with a defeated sigh, "After breakfast. Then I'll see them both, though, don't expect me to have much to say to... Erikson." He assumed Telion had learned about it yesterday, while Rickter had retired to rest for the rest of the afternoon. He wasn't thrilled at all with the concept of meeting One-day again, not when they'd had plenty of other chances of speaking prior.
But it was like Telion had pointed out, now was as good of a time (if the only time) as any to get it over with.
"Every side attacks you when you don't pick sides."
"Common" "Synskrit" "Norvaegan"
"Rickter" "Telion" "Hannah" "Patrick"
"Rickter" "Telion" "Hannah" "Patrick"
