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pythia



You're not feeling so well...

Finch II

Raiders Hollow
Hound

Advanced Healer (80)

Expert Intellectual (140)
age
2 Years
gender
Female
gems
491
size
Medium
build
Balanced
posts
85
player
Xarae
12-14-2024, 11:11 AM
Find Reply #11


"Wonderful," Finch replied. "I'm due for a visit home once Calliope returns and I'll see what I can arrange." Theory was over protective, but the children were growing quickly - they'd be yearlings before she could blink, and where would being so sheltered leave them then? Finch had felt so unprepared when she'd finally began to explore outside of Avalon's borders in earnest. It would be good for the children to see another place, make new friends.

She refocused her efforts on harvesting the echinacea as Pythia reassured her that Calliope must be busy. There wasn't pity in her voice, but Finch could still see that offered it as a platitude. It was a difficult feeling, being the last one to know your lover captor was ascending to a rank you couldn't hope to challenge or talk your way out of. Once Calliope was Queen, everything would become much, much more real. Whispered promises in the darkness of the den was one thing, but with the full brunt of the Raider's forces now behind those sweet nothings... more than ever, Finch was here to stay. But she'd wanted this adventure. Dreamed of something like this. Well, maybe not quite like this.

Finch continued to prune dead leaves and clear out the roots of the flower, ensuring it would be as successful a transplant as possible. Maybe she would find the Raiders' garden after this and take some time for herself to reassess how she was feeling. So much had changed in such a short amount of time. The leaves of this flower were a bright, blinding purple - striking and beautiful, just like the patchwork periwinkle on Calliope's pelt. Finch shook her head to rid herself of the thought. It felt almost inappropriate with her little sister standing right there. She cocked an ear as Pythia continued, telling her more about the other Queens. Nice... but unpredictable. Mature... but unhinged.

There would be no way out, that was for certain.

"I think that answers my questions, Pythia. Thank you, I appreciate how much you've shared with me about your family," Finch said earnestly. There was plenty to think about now after this little lesson on the Raider family tree. She tidied up the last of the flower's roots and placed it together with the yarrow. "I think I'd like to see the garden. Would you walk me back there, and I'll help carry our bounty?" She asked. It likely wasn't often that Pythia was asked to lead anyone anywhere, but Finch had a feeling she knew these lands by scent and touch far clearer than she did with her own two eyes.



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