#( blake belladonna oo1. )

[manafront]

@reliberated​​.         

          ❛ ah — i actually have the next volume of that series. ❜

          romance novels were a guilty pleasure, admittedly, and not something she would openly admit to reading so regularly. but they were easy to read, and a good way to ease stress ( even if the plots were oftentimes a little too exaggerated for the mage’s tastes ). personal opinion varied, she supposed. and for as much as she’d love to dedicate the entirety of her efforts on academic texts, there was only so much one person could do before exhaustion caught up to them. thankfully, this city’s collection of books was near boundless — finding a new story to read was never difficult.

          holding out the book in question to the woman, erhi head tilts to the side.  ❛ if you’d like it, it’s yours to take. i was coming to return it, actually. ❜

[gaeabound]

curses on every one of them --- such mindless tools with a singular goal to cause harm upon others. a line had been effectively crossed after witnessing the attack on a bystander. the poor person had unintentionally provoked a mist reaper and nearly faced death as a consequence; had it not been for kurowli’s intervention. it was a scuffle made quick work of thanks to the spells bestowed upon him --- the shadow dissipating back into the ground in coils of smoke. but the winners of the battle did not leave unscathed.

he brings degi closer to his chest, an arm curled around her as he tears through the empty streets in search for aid. a stray bolt of lightning from the bastard had struck her wing, torching off both ligament and feathers --- and all for being so careless ! never had he allowed injury to befall upon the owls at his side. never.

kurowli struggles to find calm, emotions flaring wildly at his core, despite the soft coo from degi that assures she would survive this; that he should care for the grim slash on his forearm instead. blood dribbled from the wound and trickled down the muscle, leaving a stained trail of ruby droplets behind them. but how could he possibly care for a scratch over her state ?

he shakes his head, choosing to ignore the concern and weaves past an alleyway to reach a stranger up ahead. hopefully they were gifted with a curative spell or carried medicinal herbs --- anything that would help restore. 

“you --- ” he says, a plead in his tone heavily masked with aggravation, “tell me that you can heal ! ”

@noircbbon // ( event s.c. )

[skilledstar]

✦ : @reliberated​​ !

           ❛  hm, hm~ you got another one! those ears of yours are reliable indeed. ❜

          his tone was light but his compliment sincere. watching his newfound companion swiftly cut another wire with an expertly wielded katana was satisfying indeed — how lucky he was to come across such a talented young lady in the dead of night. few would dare to prowl the streets in the dark, especially not with the earth quaking every few minutes, but thankfully he wasn’t alone in his ability to see what hid in the shadows. 

          a partnership would make things easier for both of them, or so he had suggested. while her ears did the work his own could not, locating wires hidden beneath the earth one after the other, yan qing occupied himself with preventing anything ( or anyone ) from interrupting her when she was vulnerable. it was ideal. 

          ❛  these little beasts are troublesome, but if we continue being this efficient, we might lure out some much more dangerous types. ❜  those within the city who have chosen to ally themselves with the invading forces, that is ( not that he could judge them, not when he would have done so too had his master not made her distaste known ).  ❛  are you still feeling up for more?  ❜