Trying To Find The Words

Avantika · 05-06-2021, 04:02 PM

Avantika was huddled in the corner of her room. Ocean eyes stared, blinking only rarely, at the entrance. She was trembling slightly. She was completely unaware of that trembling, or that her paws were pressed rootedly against the floor, or that her hindquarters' muscles were tensed, ready to leap at any given moment. Every muscle in her body was drawn to the point of discomfort. Her thoughts overwhelmed her surroundings, but instead of providing an escape, they kept her tied to this frantic existence. The foundling had thought that she had grown braver since her pathetic beginnings, but here she was, crouching in much the same manner she always had then.

Luta's summons shook her even physically. Her breaths quickened. She called across the bond to Kaata, who was... somewhere. Avantika couldn't remember if she'd even told her where she'd be. Did it matter? She pulled herself up to something reasonably close to a normal standing position and begged her paws to move. They didn't.

Thankfully, Kaata flew in just then. Avantika always felt more comfortable with her claws pinching her shoulder. They pinched just enough to remind her that she wasn't alone, but not enough to hurt. She was grateful to have those claws on her shoulder now.

Resin was there. Calm. Good. Artorias was hugging her. A knife stabbed Avantika's heart, even as she stayed back by the exit, still in her submissive posture. Her tail pressed against her belly. She couldn't stop glancing at Tamsyn's face. "Say hi," Kaata ordered. "H--hey, Resin." She figured she got through the words well enough, if her quiet voice and its trailing off by the end could be forgiven.

Artorias and Rudy both called Resin "mom", but she couldn't bring herself to. She loved Resin, but... She just couldn't.

"Avantika to Kaata telepathy"
"Kaata to Avantika telepathy"
"speak"

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