by SunnyJustice » Mon Dec 19, 2016 6:01 pm
[Accepted! You can introduce her when I'm introducing Gavotte, unless you have earlier plans.
And here, have a taste of THG Rowan:]
"Yes," Rowan told Jaai obediently. He didn't have the energy to say 'ma'am' right now, because he was losing his voice again. He leaned down, unable to clearly see the soldier on the ground. Maybe that was for the best.
Nobody deserved to die with guilt in their heart. Rowan knew what guilt felt like. It was a particularly painful sort of torture, worse even than the agony currently gripping him from his wound. This woman was the one to attack Rowan with the sword. She was the one who wanted to finish him off. Rowan didn't know what her intentions were. She sounded like she wanted to kill him for sport, but Rowan had to give her the benefit of the doubt. What if she had genuinely taken pity upon him instead?
Evil people didn't exist. Just good people who made mistakes, and good people who were misunderstood. Rowan knew nobody wanted him to heal the soldier, and he wouldn't disobey that. He was sure he could turn his healing power off. Training at the cabin hadn't helped with his power, but a real-life crisis was what prompted it to become more powerful.
Rowan could barely see, but he could feel her arms around his waist. He placed a hand atop hers, being silent for a moment before responding.
"I won't heal her... promise," he murmured softly so just Lily could hear, before returning to his victim- no, what was he thinking?!- his patient.
Lily was what he needed. Rowan focused his healing into her, so he was able to restrain it from the soldier. He placed a hand on the barely-conscious woman's face.
"I forgive you," was all Rowan could manage to say. He was letting his power flow through her, minus the healing. Even though he couldn't see her face, he could feel her distress fading into a sense of peace.
Rowan could only whisper, since he had lost his voice almost completely now. "I'm sorry. This isn't personal. You were just following orders." Just like he was following orders not to heal her. "I'm sorry."
He was apologizing in advance. Even through his hazy vision, he could see the light coming from her. He could even feel the warmth from here. Even as the light engulfed her completely, Rowan didn't move his hand. After a few seconds, he was touching nothing but air. The glow died, leaving nothing. Not even a trace that anybody had lain there.
Rowan simply remained on his knees in silence, not knowing how to feel about what he had just done.
Cyprian didn't look at the Adamson idiot at first. These stupid dweebs were idiots, and deserved to rot in hell. He was surprised when Jaai hugged him though, and he returned the embrace even though he was blushing like mad. Over her shoulder, he could see the twerp boy doing something to the girl Cyprian thought he killed.
What the heck was that weird glow, he wondered. He realized it was the same light he had seen that night, the night when Cilan had died and come back to life. He was glowing that same way.
"What is the freak doing now," he muttered to himself.