Deathless Death

"Eska"

Ulric and Eska had been joined at the hip during their waking hours. They spent a great deal of time together, yet she was sure not to be smothering. They simply enjoyed one another's company. They parted ways during the day here and there, but always managed to come back together. It was pleasant. She enjoyed his time and attention thoroughly.

Today as they ran a patrol together, something seemed to set him off. A curse left his lips and Eska pulled her attention to where his eyes rested. A pale, emaciated form lay on the path before him and Ulric stalked up to it, his coat bristling. Instantly, she knew who it was. The cause of all his sorrow. The reason for his pain, his anguish, his anxiety. As he growled his words at the woman, Eska took a deep breath.

Stepping forward, she leaned lightly into the earthen man's side in an attempt to calm him. "Would you get some meat and bring it to the nearby dens, please?" She gave him a sweet smile and waited for him to leave, watching his form disappear into the stone arch. Once he was gone, the brindled fae moved forward, inspecting the pale scourge. She wouldn't have much time until Ulric returned, so she leaned down, latched her jaws around the woman's scruff and began pulling her across the ground towards the dens. It brought her just a little satisfaction, but she still wished that Ulric would have allowed her to erase this woman.

Eska ducked into the closest den and settled the delirious fae onto a stack of dusty, unused furs. It was better than she deserved to be sure. The large woman stood over her as they both waited for Ulric to arrive. "You should have died with the children that you killed," she spoke softly. Eska then slapped the woman's cheek a few times with one paw, not roughly, but just enough to see if she was still alive. "If you care about Ulric at all," she whispered into one grey ear, "You'll have these children and die quickly. You've made him suffer enough." And then she moved towards the doorway, waiting for the Aegis to return.