champagne's for celebrating
thalia <3
05-02-2020, 07:08 PM
Things had been good lately, all things considered. It felt like Eligos and the rest of Aerie were truly working toward building an Empire that her family, and her God, would be proud of. Still she wasn't entirely sure just how religious her older family members were, or even her brother, for that matter - it was a conversation she hadn't been comfortable initiating with them yet, as curious as she was about how well their views aligned with the ones that had been instilled in her. Perhaps that was a topic she'd probe in the future, but it didn't feel truly necessary now. Settling into the packlands further, spending time with her brother, and gathering intel on anyone she came across... well, those all felt like much higher priorities to her. Fully distracted by her own duties and obligations, she'd found it easier now to push Theory from her mind, though she never fully seemed to leave. Thalia had never met anyone who made her feel quite like Theory did; like her brain had been taken out, shaken up, and put back in the wrong way. It was hard to tell just what it meant, but she knew that when she was surprised by Alouette - someone she hadn't seen in quite some time - she felt more excited than annoyed at the prospect of being beckoned. She had no doubt that their little bargain, for Thalia to come whenever Theory called, was long since over... they'd just been kids then, anyone, both trying to prove their worth to one another. Thalia just hoped she'd proved that she'd stay true to her word, if nothing else. The Abraxas were a lot of things, but cowardly wasn't one of them, at least not to the true Abraxas. But being summoned now? For a moment she wondered what Eligos would think. Not only had she failed to really report to him anything she knew about Abaven, but now she was answering Theory's call, as if she had any obligation to her. It wasn't like that, though - she wanted to see her, quite badly too. They'd last seen each other during the summer, and Theory had been anxious over an impending raid. How had she fared, Thalia wondered? She believed in her friend - she decided then, as she began her journey east to meet her, that calling them friends might be accurate. Thalia wasn't sure she'd ever had someone she considered a friend before, perhaps besides her brothers, but she wasn't sure blood relatives counted in the same way. By the time she arrived in the East, the weather had shifted, a steady downpour coming down around her. For a moment she felt a flare of irritation well up in her chest, but she tried to remind herself that Theory had likely not anticipated the weather either. The journey was a long one though, and when she reached the edge of the Hot Springs she felt the fatigue from her journey seeping into her bones, and the chilly rain didn't help. Feeling a bit less cheery than when she'd first headed this way from Aerie's territories, she trudged through the springs, easily finding Theory's scent and following it. She hadn't expected to see her swimming in these pools though - the steam coming off them made her wonder how hot they were, but apparently not unbearably so if Theory was swimming in them. Quirking a brow, she cleared her throat as she approached. "You look like you're enjoying yourself." The faintest hint of a smile touched her lips, truly pleased to see she was alive and unharmed, at least that was how it seemed on the surface. |
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