Breaking Me Down
09-11-2016, 04:18 PM
His gaze shifted to the falcon as she spoke in place of Avalon, saying that she had fought a trespasser. His brows rose, well, that would explain the shoulder thing... How had she run all the way here from the north like that? That's probably why she had lost so much blood... She should have gotten this looked at a lot sooner. When the bird mentioned having a run in with her son, he flinched slightly. Had they not just talked about this when she came to see him last? He looked back at the bleeding woman, a large sigh leaving his mouth. That was why she probably looked so injured, whatever they had talked about, it wasn't good. This whole situation was just starting to sound more and more at home. Not that he had had that big of a fight with his children before, but he had a huge falling out with his sister. The words that they had tossed at each other... well, more like what he had said to her. Banishing her from her home, telling her that she could never come back. His pale ears clung to his head as it slowly shook back and forth. Poor Avalon, he couldn't imagine if he had that big of a fight with his kids, something that would drive him to just ending his life... The male swallowed hard, nodding at the bird as a way of thanks. He didn't think that he could talk right now, his anger ebbing away. It just made him feel tired, now that he didn't have all that energy to drive him after her. Looking at her dull eyes just broke his heart, and he felt like he was at a loss of what to say. After the commands were barked out at Avalon's feathered friend, he turned all his attention back to her. She told him to look after her, and Bass just nodded. Of course he would, that's why he was sending her to Finch after all. He almost scoffed, but he just left it alone. Avalon didn't even fight against him as he pulled her backwards, which was good. He doubted that he would have been able to do if she resisted. Pressing against the moss, he waited for her to reply. It took awhile, but when she did, it was a choked whisper. She hardly got out anything at all before she completely broke down, causing Bass to sit up and nuzzle the side of her neck. "Shh, Avalon it's okay. Can you tell me what happened? Why do you think you have failed them?" he asked in hushed tones, not letting up on the pressure he was applying on her shoulder. He knew that feeling, he was going through the same thing as well. But he had been a lot more... dare he say reasonable, with his emotions. There was no cliff walking for him. Avalon was very fragile right now, he knew that. He was taking on a very soft voice with her, almost like he was dealing with a child. In a way... he was. She was broken down to almost nothing right now, stripped of everything as she was just dealing with her raw emotions. She didn't have to talk to him either but he was doing all he could to show her that he was here for her. |
