Amber
17
location: The Beach
Tagged: Her Pack
Amber's heart was beating fast, her adrenaline pumping as Mayne, Sorcha, and Ivana left. She had to get the other party moving, her instincts screaming at her to get everyone together. So, she walked over to Cilan and Solara and hugged them. She wrapped both of them in her arms to the best of her ability, just savoring their warmth.
Amber stayed like that for a moment, before leaning back and gently pulling Cilan out of his mother's arms.
"We need to get back, and Timpani cannot hold both of you." Amber simply murmured, holding onto her emotions by a thread. She held onto Cilan, holding him close, needing to feel his heartbeat. Seeing her sister like that shocked her. It had scared her to the core, especially because now her younger brother was off in the woods doing Ada knows what. She had even sent him out there, with no way to get him back.
Amber felt her fingers spark as her emotions started to overwhelm her. She just pulled Cilan tighter against her, digging her face into his neck for a moment to center herself. Just being surrounded by him calmed her enough to choke down her tears. She lifted her face, and gently kissed his cheek.
"If you would please follow me," Amber smiled, putting on a mask. She allowed herself to look calm, to look happy, to look everything she was not feeling. Her mother had once told her that the best leaders knew not only, when to act like a wolf in sheep's clothing but also when to act like a sheep in wolf's clothing.
How Regina would laugh if she knew how badly Amber wanted to bleat like a sheep.
Jonah
17
Location: Celestial Tower
Tagged: Clove
Jonah just gently stroked Clove's back, enjoying having her in his arms. He must sound like a love-sick fool, must look like one too, but he really was one. Whatever Clove would ask, he would do without question. He would go to the ends of any world to make her happy.
"You are a scary, little thing. I have this theory that the shorter you are, the deadlier you are since you are closer to Ada herself." Jonah teased. And then because he was in such a playful moved, he slowly unwound his arms from her.
Mayne
16
Location: Sanctuary
Tagged: Rowan, Vivien, Sorcha, and Ivana
Mayne knew better than to make small talk. He saw the look of anguish on Sorcha's face, and decided to keep silent. He didn't mind the silence, and it seemed as if Sorcha didn't either. Mayne just kept walking, quicker than normal. He also noticed how pale this girl was, and how important she was to Amber. The pain that was in her eyes, Mayne's heart cracked at the sight. It was sibling love, something that Mayne had remembered everyday and wished more than anything to have back.
He was lost in thought, until Sorcha made a low noise. Mayne jumped back in reality, and looked at Sorcha with a bit of fear in his face. He knew that it had been a warning sound, probably her warning him to stop. He then smelled the smoke, as well as the blood. Sorcha immediately angled herself between the threat and Mayne, but then Mayne heard Vivien.
"
Is that Gavotte Tenuto?" She asked, quietly.
"I know them." Mayne quickly said before lunging forward into the clearing. Or, it would have been a clearing, except it was completely incinerated. Rowan seemed to look a little green, and then Mayne looked at where he was looking at. His stomach immediately rolled and he wished more than anything Timpani was here. She would know what to do. What to do with their friend who was there, lying dead on the ground.
"Rowan," Mayne croaked. "He can't be saved. But I need you to save this girl. Her name is Ivana. She is Amber's adopted sister." Mayne was shaking as he just stared at Gavotte, the blood pooled around him.
The smile on his face.
The outstretched hand as if he had been reaching for Jen.
Tears slid down Mayne's face as he took a horrified step back, memories he tried to keep suppressed rising to the surface.
"Help her, please." Mayne whispered, seeing a little girl in the place of Gavotte. A little girl with black hair like their father, and gold eyes like their mother. Those eyes, those beautiful unseeing eyes. How they would haunt Mayne for eternity.
Flynn
15
Location: Forest
Tagged: Jen
Flynn had to turn off his emotions. There were too many coursing through him to even begin to recognize what he was feeling. His sister had returned. Mal had died. Two events so huge, and they occurred one after another.
To make matters worse, his sister couldn't even reconcile with him like they wanted too. She had seen it in her eyes, but she had to be Alpha. She couldn't let her enemy see her as weak, and while Flynn understood that, it didn't mean he had to like it. But being a good brother, he did as she asked, no matter how much he was hurting.
But now, because he had been so drawn into his thoughts, so deeply unaware of the threat making a move. He had been trying to center himself, trying to shove his emotions down, but he had withdrawn so much that another had died because of him.
And now Jen was running after her lover's killers. Flynn didn't think he had run faster in his life as he raced to catch up with her. She couldn't leave, they needed her at the Sanctuary. Her power could be a tipping force when facing Agatha, who was the real killer.
Flynn leapt at Jen, crashing into her.
"Jen, you can't leave." He cried as they rolled to a stop. He knew he had seconds, if not heartbeats, until she would be off again. "It was my fault Gavotte died. I failed in my duty, and I will take full responsibility, but if you really want to get back at Regina, you need to bide your time and wait. We
need you here to defeat Agatha." He was putting all of his weight on her, trying to make it harder to get away if she tried.
"I will follow you wherever you want too. Consider my life in your hands for my failure." He quickly stated, fighting the emotions trying to work their way up. He couldn't fight it though, couldn't fight the overwhelming emotion of guilt.
For the first time in years, tears leaked out of Flynn's eyes, even though he fought hard.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. If you want to kill me, go for it, but please help my sister.
Please."
Kelly
39
Location: Celestial Tower
Tagged: Ada
Kelly, as usual, was feeling mischievous. So mischievous in fact, she wanted to poke a constantly-awake-giant with some lighthearted fun. She had carefully ran around the Celestial Tower, gathering a few
random objects in secret. No one knew of her genius plan, not even her husband, who was worried that she was up to know good.
But after such careful planning, her master plan was finished, and she let out a giggle as she allowed her creation to shadow-travel directly to Ada, the loving dictator of the Underworld.
Kelly only wished she could see the look on the Dictator's face when her marvelous creation appeared in front of her.
A large card that read "Congrats, You're Getting Married!" with wedding bells on the front of it. When Ada would open the card, two rings would fall out, one made of wood and one made of silver. She would then read:
Dearest Ada,
I love you, you love me, lets be bonded in matrimony!
You are cordially invited to the wedding of the century, joining you and me together for eternity. Fire and shadow mixed together in perfect anarchy that the world will rejoice at our destructive natures as we bring down Agatha together (with a few of our closest friends, family, and allies joining us on this momentous occasion).
I have arranged all of the details. You just need to show up with our rings.
I call the silver one.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo,
Your Bride-to-Be
P.S. If you don't agree, I will shoot you with my Cupid's Arrow until you do. That's how much I love you.
P.S.S. I will alert you of the date in the near future. Some our guests are still in transit.Kelly just hoped that Ada would actually see this as it truly was.
A rallying cry to have the dead join the living in the final showdown against Agatha.