She Manages To Brace Herself For The Sudden Shift In Their Surroundings; Feeling Him Struggle After Teleporting

She manages to brace herself for the sudden shift in their surroundings; feeling him struggle after teleporting to safety is what catches her off guard.

Once he set her down, she’s finally able to check her Hunter’s Watch and sees that she’s able to get a signal. Her brows furrow at the shift in his tone and it stings her more than she expects despite herself, but she focuses first on requesting medical assistance from the Association, notifying them through the Watch that there’s two people out where they are.

“Alright, they shouldn’t take too long to—Xavier?”

With a concerned and somewhat panicked tone at seeing his back turned, she calls out to him.

“Xavier, you’re not leaving are you? I called aid for the both of us.”

After the way he staggered right after teleporting, she isn’t convinced that he’s fine. As difficult as it was to navigate their relationship right now, she still didn’t want him hurting himself.

"The wanderers are taken care of. Are you hurt anywhere? Don't lie."

“I’m—“

The automatic response gets cut off by Dolasach’s own realization that no, she isn’t fine, and the fact that she couldn’t join in him battle made it extremely clear to her that there’s no lying her way through this.

As the dust settles around them and the final vestiges of the fallen Wanderer’s dissipate into nothing, the pain in her leg from an attack she failed to dodge makes itself even more known. At first glance, it wouldn’t seem like anything was wrong thanks to her pants obscuring everything, but judging from the pain, she had to wonder if something had been fractured.

She sighs and leans back against the tree she’d been resting on for support. It’s getting dark, and they’re in a no-hunt zone. It’s best if she didn’t waste their time trying to put on a brave face.

“I… Don’t think I can walk on my own.”

Went down to the riverside to take pictures of the river. Did not take any pics of the river. Ended up taking pictures of the lichen on the trail bridges instead.

Her breath catches in her throat, and her grip on him tightens.

"Xavier..."

It would've been easier if he held some distaste for her. Then maybe she wouldn't be feel bad about that fact that he's still putting in the effort to try and comfort her when he didn't have to.

Her words come out of her mouth before she even realizes what she's saying. Maybe this wasn't the best time or place to say anything that addressed the elephant that's been in the room for the last several weeks, but she couldn't help it anymore.

Hearing him say all those things to her just... Made her feel bad.

"Xavier... You're too good to me, you know."

"The wanderers are taken care of. Are you hurt anywhere? Don't lie."

“I’m—“

The automatic response gets cut off by Dolasach’s own realization that no, she isn’t fine, and the fact that she couldn’t join in him battle made it extremely clear to her that there’s no lying her way through this.

As the dust settles around them and the final vestiges of the fallen Wanderer’s dissipate into nothing, the pain in her leg from an attack she failed to dodge makes itself even more known. At first glance, it wouldn’t seem like anything was wrong thanks to her pants obscuring everything, but judging from the pain, she had to wonder if something had been fractured.

She sighs and leans back against the tree she’d been resting on for support. It’s getting dark, and they’re in a no-hunt zone. It’s best if she didn’t waste their time trying to put on a brave face.

“I… Don’t think I can walk on my own.”

Even without knowing the deeper reason why he was always so invested in her dreams, Dolasach found herself touched by how interested he was in hearing more about her dreams of the forest. Adding to that was how sweet she thought he was for being so supportive of her dream diaries and journals.

Almost as if her dreams were his dreams too.

"I've done a few loose sketches. There's this one part that stands out to me..." Her brows knit closer together and her gaze grew distant for a moment before she collected herself. "I'll show you later, it makes more sense to see it."

She takes his hand and gestures towards the door with a relaxed smile. "And... We should probably get going. If we take too long, it'll be too dark to have a comfortable walk in the forest without having to worry about all the bugs and animals coming out..."

Mo chroi. Mia cuore. A boba run is overdue~

Also, I was wondering...

Do you wanna go visit the forest with me sometime? I'm feeling a bit nostalgic, whilst the sea would heal you, I feel the forest might heal me, I mean—being with you already does, but you know...

Nostalgia's weird sometimes.

Her expression is at first playful, though upon hearing the rest of his request, it softens as she reaches for his hand. "Boba and a short hike? My saccharine sailfish, you've presented me with an invitation I can't refuse~"

"... But I need to ask--" she's still smiling as she squeezes his hand, though her expression carries a hint of concern.

"Is everything alright?"

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