This Is The Closest Jade Has Come To Comfortable Sleep Since The Wildwood. These Journeys In The Wilderness

This is the closest Jade has come to comfortable sleep since the Wildwood. These journeys in the wilderness are much harder to rest through when you know a primordial evil wants to destroy you and your friends. But in Kit’s arms? At least the horrors fade from view for a while until all that seems to exist is her reason for everything: Kit. Eyes closed, arms wrapped around her princess, head on Kit’s chest, she’d so close to rest… but the question nudges her awake. “What? Yes, of course she would have, Kit. Why would you think that?”

ㅤㅤㅤthe silence that surrounds the fellowship sets kit on edge. for so long, she yearned for the quiet. to be able to rest and not worry about the next five minutes, but even with airk back, and their journey coming to a close, kit can't seem to relax. not with more questions than answers being given. sighing deeply, fingers continue to play with @dutyxbound's hair. eyes then find airk's sleeping form.ㅤ“ㅤdo you think the queen would have sent a party if it were me the crone took?ㅤ”

❛ i cannot lose another loved one to the darkness. ❜ – @burygods (Mele)

Jade nods, eyes wandering past her to the family they’re discussing. A middle aged man and woman talking in low tones. They seem concerned about the Bone Reavers all around and Jade can’t blame them, based on the dangerous reputation they’ve built. Then there’s the particularly large man tending to their horses. Jade’s attentive eyes quickly pick up that he continuously looks over to the woman in front of her. Lovers perhaps? And then there’s the young woman who’s been sticking close to Airk since they arrived. Riley, Jade thinks she remembers her name is. She’d been hired as a royal seamstress in Tir Asleen just before Jade left for the Wildwood. Clearly, she’s not what she appeared to be.

“I’ll ask my sister. See if she has a place for you all… You’ll be safe here. As safe as one can be these days.” Jade’s gaze moves back to the woman in front of her and she smiles gently. The young knight is all about helping people, giving what she can of herself to assist. The world is slowly becoming a darker place. The Wyrm is coming. That’s why Jade is here. But this is her sister’s home, her domain, not Jade’s. As much as she would love to promise they can stay here, she knows she has no right to. Especially while in the midst of trying to negotiate a tense alliance between her sister and her queen.

WHAT IS YOUR TRUE ROLE IN THE STORY ?

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤTHE RISING UNDERDOG

ㅤㅤㅤwhy hello again, dearie, I see you managed to help those frogs those children were kicking, hm? oh how much I can emphasize we are but the ghosts of our childhood passions. and, unsurprising enough, the hero to the trodden little creatures of the earth is now a rising golden savior to the masses. oh love, I said you'd go far, didn't I. for the good always prevail in the end, somehow, they do. you lived a difficult life, I know, but you never let that get you down. you took beatings with a grin, and dished back kindness in return. inequality and injustice made you outraged, and you strove to assist the hurting and abused. oh shining dragon, you are bathed in golden light. please keep being true. you have tasted blood and death, but you refused to force it down the throats of others. and that alone proves there is inchor in your veins, demigod. you will be struggling until the very end, battling for your comrades, your people, and yourself. never lose sight of your goal, my dear. sometimes you needn't have one, except see the good, and protect it. that is all my advice can tell you. I implore, protect the goodness in yourself with everything you have, but never refuse to share it also. young hero, you are growing. you are destined for wonders even I may not live long enough to encounter. keep up the good work, and keep your head held high. you are bound to do the impossible, all because you see the truth. there is good in the world, and it deserves to be found.

ㅤㅤㅤ TAGGEDㅤ:ㅤswiped from @tanthalos. ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ TAGGINGㅤ:ㅤ@blumengeist, @miss-polly, @riiese, @burygods (Scorpia)

❛Where did you learn to do that?❜ – @riiese (Ingvar)

“I learned from my f—” She pauses a moment, her hand lowering just slightly. She can see his face so clear in her mind. She tries not to remember his face from the last time she saw him, barely a husk of himself, more undead than living. She tries pushing it aside and remembering his stoic pride in her, the last words he gave her in Tir Asleen before her life changed forever. She tries to remember him as her father, even if she can’t say the word out loud. “My Commander. His name was Ballantine. He taught me everything I know with a blade, just about.”

@willowgifsdaily​ willow month 2023 event - mod edition! ↳week two - favorite quote

“You know, when my partner died, I spent a lot of time running from myself, till I realized the only person I’ll never get away from is me. ”

Today hasn’t been the best. Jade can feel it in her body. She’s typically rigid, but never like this. And the worst part is Kit hasn’t spoken to her in hours. To be fair, Jade’s also kept her distance since their silent conflict earlier and spent time where the Manheim royals clearly want her to: the dungeons. But even she can’t escape a night time routine. She has to sleep and, outside of her recent trip to the Wildwood, she and Kit have shared a bed since returning from the Immemorial City. The same applies now as she enters into a room that immediately fills with awkward, tense silence. “Are we going to talk then?” she asks when it becomes clear Kit’s not going to say anything.

ㅤㅤㅤthe scabbard is removed from her waist and rested against the side of the bed. back remains to the door as the sound of it creaking open greets her ears. exhaling silently, kit sits on the edge to remove her boots. it's been hours since she last spoke to @dutyxbound, and she's too tired to approach the incoming onslaught from her knight.