I'll Never See You Again if I Can't Help It

Noor · 10-14-2024, 10:14 PM

Noor felt that silence stretch on, and on, and on. It was almost as painful as the gap between them. Almost. How many nights after she'd- How many nights since then had she longed to be at Fable's side? To get to see her face again, to hold her? Every single one by her estimation. And yet now she dared not indulge that fantasy. Noor thought losing her was the hardest thing she'd ever done. But she'd been wrong. In hindsight maybe it was the hope that Fable's escape meant she was somewhere out there alive and well dulling the edge of never seeing her again... But seeing her again and knowing she couldn't have her again... That was so much worse.

Noor tried not to let the keening of the wind through the spires bother her, but it was the chill that ultimately did. Hardly surprising considering she was barely more than skin and bones. It felt like the wind had wormed it's way between them, somehow bypassing Fable's larger form to chill Noor right to the bone. Or maybe it was just the question she was now faced with.

"Fable, I'm here because I also ran." She finally said simply. Still not looking back; it was a half truth, but a truth nonetheless. "I'm here because when you escaped I was the next best target for the people's need for vengeance." In more ways than one, in fact now she knew she'd always been meant to be the one they'd put on trial but when Fable has inadvertently taken the fall they'd rolled with it. Noor could still be useful, she'd proven she'd be willing to kill for them afterall... And then when the convenient scapegoat had gotten away her old job had been foisted back onto her.

"I'm here because it was the first shore I washed up on. And I'm sorry I did. I'm sorry you had to find me. I'm sorry I've put you in danger." Again. Noor had known the risks, her head had always been the price she'd been willing to pay. But Fable hadn't known... Hadn't been able to make that choice. "Once I get some rest I'll keep going, try to make sure if anyone is following I lead them away from you. I promise, they'll not get a word about you out of me." Of all the things she'd compromised for her own survival Noor knew she would never sell Fable out. She was also keenly aware that by admiting she'd been running could mean Fable would chase her off right then and there, something Noor could not blame her for. But maybe, some part of her was holding onto the hope that there was still some care for her somewhere. Enough to at least left her sleep... Though it still felt like it was evading her now.

"Speech"

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