1x1 Silent Symphony & Of the Falls

[Falls]

[No prob ^^]
Tessa snatched the phone out of Lucien's hand and shoved it in the pocket of her sweatpants with a grouchy scowl. "I don't. Need. A bodyguard," she replied, putting emphasis on every word but the pronouns. She brushed past Lucien and limped down the hallway. "I appreciate your vote of confidence," she mumbled as she opened the back door and walked out.

[Veins Of Opal]

Lucien growled as she snatched the phone out of his hand and walked out of the back door. He gave an irritated sigh, rubbing the bridge of his nose. He supposed he could follow her. Vicente couldn't though. It was way too sunny outside today, judging by the amount of light that poured through whenever Tessa had opened the door.

[Falls]

Tessa grumbled a bit as the door shut behind her, setting off in a random direction. Her crutch creaked the usual amount as she limped onward, disturbing the otherwise peaceful atmosphere and making her grumble all the more. She didn't even bother to look back and see if Lucien or Vicente had followed. It was too bright outside for Vicente, and she was fairly certain she'd grouched Lucien into leaving her alone.

[Veins Of Opal]

Lucien hovered by the door, indecisive if he should follow or not. "Just go to make sure she doesn't fall or something." That was all Lucien needed for motivation, and he quickly left, ignoring the grumble from the vampire as a bit of light streamed into the room from the doorway. Now, all he needed to do was find Tessa. And certainly a cripple wouldn't be hard to find!

[Falls]

Tessa wandered down the path that led to the lake, not quite sure if she would be up to walking all the way down to the water. Although her leg was much better, she still didn't do well with long distances. She ended up giving in halfway there and hobbling to the side of the path to sit and rest under the shade of a tree. She pulled out the phone and idly flipped through the few apps that had come with it, quickly growing bored. So she decided to bug Lucien. A small grin spread over her face as she exited out of the Maps app and went to the contacts list instead.

[Veins Of Opal]

Lucien slowly made his way through the woods, walking as quietly as possibly, looking around for Tessa. But, something was immediately behind him, giving a loud whinny. Lucien gave a short screech, falling forward, face first into the leaves, with Shadowmere nickering behind him. "Bloody horse..." Lucien growled from where he was in the leaves, sitting up with a grumble and plucking the leaved and twigs from his hair.

[Falls]

Tessa jumped, fumbling with the phone in her hands upon hearing a sudden and short shriek. Though it was muffled by the trees and the distance of its source, it put her in a state of unease all the same. She sat there for a moment, listening intently for any other noise before glancing back down to the phone and typing a text to Lucien's phone:

Looks like I've impaled myself on my crutch after all. Give the TV my regards and tell your horse I love him. Goodbye cruel world!

She sent the text and then locked the phone, letting out a slow breath to calm herself. The shriek meant nothing. It was probably just some stupid squirrel or something, she hoped.

[Veins Of Opal]

Lucien grumbled as his phone started blaring "Barbie Girl" and he cursed under his breath. Damn Ungolim was probably messing with his phone's ringtone settings.. He sat up, scowling as he pulled his phone and quickly made the song stop, skimming his eyes over the text. He gave an exasperated sigh, sending a glare to Shadowmere, who seemed to be practically laughing at him. He stood, brushing the leaves off his clothes.

[Falls]

Tessa's foggy blue gaze roamed over the surrounding flora as she sat there, injured leg laid flat again the ground while the other was bent at the knee and pulled a little closer to herself. She ran her thin fingers through her dark hair, idly noting that it had grown quite a bit since she'd first arrived at the fort. After a short wait, she grew imaptient and sent another text:

What, no condolences for the dying damsel?

[Veins Of Opal]

Just as Lucien set his phone to vibrate and began walking once again, he received another text. He gave an exasperated sigh, typing a quick response on his touch-screen.

I doubt you would be able to send text messages if you were dying.

With that, he gave a sigh, returning his phone to his pocket and beginning to walk once more, only to have noisy Shadowmere follow him, her hooves making dull thuds on the ground. He gave the horse a glare, before giving in and patting the mare's neck, who returned with a happy niicker.