Fresh Begnnings & War Torn Starts (1x1 w/ cswolf)

[cswolf.]

"I'll go and grab her." Cedrick hummed with a skip. He went and grasped Ash, telling Aryna he was taking him. He brought him back up to Grai and stood beside Grai as Ash stood in front of his desk. "Alright, ask her." Cedrick grinned happily.

[ShadowHunteress]

"Him." Grai corrected Cedrick, he looked at Ash, "Is it true you murdered an elf?" he asked as he looked at him.

[cswolf.]

"She is a female." Cedrick reminded. "Yes..." Ash spoke softly.

[ShadowHunteress]

Grai looked at Ash, "But he does not identify as that." he scolded him in return, "Why?" he asked as he focused on Ash once more.

[cswolf.]

Cedrick huffed. "I had to..." Ash spoke softly, wrapping his arms around himself.

[ShadowHunteress]

"And why did you have to?" he asked as he looked at Ash, studying the man.

[cswolf.]

"He wouldn't stop calling me my past name, touching me, referring to me as his pretty princess." Ash spoke softly, beginning to shake. "I had to stop him. I had to stop him from touching me, talking to me, making me feel horrible and dysphoric. I tried to run and flee. I tried to hide but he always found me." He spoke as he continued shaking, arms getting tighter around himself as he began to panic. "I didn't want to kill him. I didn't want to." He repeated, memories beginning to play back in his head and he looked down at his hands now, seeing blood once more that wasn't there. He shook and looked dazed, obviously a triggering event for him.

[ShadowHunteress]

Grai blinked and stood, he went over to Ash and hugged him gently, "Hey, hey, it is okay, you are sage here Ash, you are a good man and you did what you did in self defense." he murmured, trying to soothe the panicked elf, he looked at Cedrick, "Go get a calming potion from Aryna." he said.

[cswolf.]

Cedrick huffed and stood up. He went down to Aryna's lab, knowing she was far away from there. He stole a vial of poison and labeled it "calming potion" and headed up to the office once more, handing it to Ash. Ash continued to panic and hyperventilate as Grai held him. As Cedrick handed him the potion he drank it without even thinking. He coughed and began to hyperventilate more now as pain consumed his chest and throat. It burned.

[ShadowHunteress]

Grai frowned at the reaction, he checked the vial, but the label didn't look right, "Where did you get this?" he asked as he frowned at Cedrick, gently laying Ash on the couch in his office worriedly.