Foreshadowing

Walk | Talk | Think

The sound of Awaken's laughter, even muted as it was in the form of a chuckle, eased an answering smile upon her face. If there had been anything wrong with him - which she had already evaluated that there wasn't - he wouldn't have been able to stand so solidly before her and laugh like that. Just as her assessment had yielded, he was perfectly fine, and said as much to her when he followed his chuckle up with a response to her concern. Not even a touch. It seemed strange to her that Sixx should leave without so much as attempting to harm Awaken, but Mercianne was far too ready to accept any small victory that she could find. She met his vibrant green eyes briefly before looking away again, realizing belatedly just how concerned she had been.

Attentive to her, the dark colored wolf seemed to catch the subtle change and call her out on it, assuring her in what she thought he assumed was a helpful tone that she hadn't acted out of line. Of course he could say that; he hadn't done anything himself. She smiled sheepishly downward, her ears splaying slightly as she tried to overcome her sudden shyness, when his tongue unexpectedly shot out to brush quickly against the side of her muzzle. The gesture seemed to catch her even more off guard, her dark brown eyes blinking before she tucked her head toward her chest timidly, ears now pinned to her head.

He did have a point and she knew it. Awaken was her friend, one of the rare few who had decided to live within the Glaciem and therefore allowed them to spend more time together than the others. But despite that, Merci's smile faltered a little as she attempted to answer him. "I feel like I'm worrying too much, but...there's a lot to worry about." The expression about her face turned more serious, concern settling within her dark eyes. "He's unpredictable. That wolf who attacked you. You don't know when he's going to show up again. And there's no telling what he's going to do next when he does. What if-" Her words got stuck and so she tried again, gaze lowered. "What if I can't help next time?" she asked gently. She knew her healing skills were still in need of improvement and no where near complete - or at least as complete as they could get given the training available. It worried her that her skills might fail her in his time of need, and she wasn't sure how she could cope with it if circumstances pulled in that direction.