He felt for his father, honestly Crux did. He hated he was adding to the burden on the aging warlord, but this did need to be dealt with. He grimaced as he saw the exhaustion seeing Cryptis caused. Sirius' "command" wasn't commanding in the normal sense but despite this Crux found himself sitting up straighter and seeking out his father's gaze. "This is Cryptis." He glanced at the girl as he introduced her, shooting her a small smile, meant to help reassure her. "We met some time ago." It had been before the raid which had up until today been the longest day of his life, and felt like it was years ago. Somehow though they'd first met not that long ago it felt like he'd known her for far longer. "I guess she must have realized the col was flooding and she came to help, she must have heard me calling for help." He fully pulled his gaze away from his father to watch Triss as he spoke, looking for confirmation that he was at least partially correct about this. "I don't think I'd have been able to get out of the caves without her." That was true. Sure he'd been doing his best to tell himself he could navigate in the water the truth was her thought to bring the rope and give them a tool to get themselves out had probably saved both of their lives. He gave her another soft smile, though he was definitely wrestling with his anxiety and guilt over her current state he found his fondness for the small girl had grown somehow over the course of a few hours, even as traumatic as those hours were.
"I figured we might need to find a way to help her get home." Crux looked back at his father, his stomach dropping. Things were never that simple, he knew he never got that lucky. "But uhm... There may be some complications." He glanced at Cryptis nervously, finding himself leaning towards her again. He wouldn't ask her to try to talk if she wasn't comfortable with it but he also wouldn't disclose her own medical issues without her permission. He just needed a sign of what she needed him to do, he'd do it in a heart beat.
"Triss" & "Crux"
Updated 04/30/23: Still on indefinite scarcity, please do not remind me of threads I am behind on right now.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
