rattledmuses | [Log] In my time of dying...

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[Log] In my time of dying...

Who: Kara and Aries Kiran
Verse: PSL - BBC Merlin + Saint Seiya
What: Kara found herself in another land, one that was not certainly Camelot. Little does she know she ended up in another era too.
Warnings: Nope!

She was having trouble breathing. Gasping for air had become a task for her. There was no rope tied around her neck anymore so her condition was not linked with it.

It was cold, surrounded by snow everywhere and a dense fog hiding a possible trail to get out, albeit she could tell it was a mountainous place for as her feet felt the rock. Kara brought her palms to her face, slight tears that expressed her sadness with her body curled in despair.

What a way to suffer another death(?) of which effects were similar to the previous one.

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Kiran, at the least, did not leave in a hurry.

"You can simply call or--" it was a stranger method for those not accustomed to it. "think of me."

Saying that out loud made his face color a bit, and he felt bad, seeing how Kara's face turned for the sad. He rubbed mildly at the back of his head. "Well-- I can stay too, if you like! I just thought you might need some time on your own, sorting these thoughts out. What I told you isn't good news, after all. To be honest, I'd rather stay and watch over you, but that's not for me to say because you're my guest."

Head turned back to him, lips parted, she couldn't help but hold a small gasp.

"Ah--" The only sound coming out of her after. Face down while listening to him, Kara was able to find the courage to answer. "Then, please... stay." Green eyes on Kiran, even her voice felt weak at the last word.

Not the person she used to be in front of a stranger. Not a sign of vulnerability in her before this.

Kiran managed a smile, and he sat right back down on his spot beside the bed.

"As my guest wishes." Said with a degree of levity. "To be honest, it gets too quiet here sometimes, so, well, circumstances aside, I'm glad to have someone over."

He gave her a quick lookover. "How are you feeling?"

She granted him a sneaky glance before keeping on with her food. A boy like him... it was natural for someone who bears strange but unique skills to live far away from the villages and cities.

"You must feel alone," Lots of sympathy might be perceived in her voice. Suddenly, a light, kind of laughter left her at the thought of him being in another way she anticipated. "But you seem merry, or that is the impression I have from you."

Him asking for her state, she mended on her manners, looked away from the tray to Kiran. "I feel much better. Only tired."

At the observation, Kiran's expression took on that of pensiveness. Sure, he did crave the company of others but --

"I do, sometimes. Well, I go down to the villages at the foot of the mountain for provisions. Then I go to Athena's Sanctuary where I do most of my work. It's nice to have peace and quiet, but it gets too quiet too, you know?"

He then smiled a little mischievously.

"This place isn't meant to be found by those not of Athena's Sanctuary, after all. It's a sanctuary in itself for study, work, and healing, and in times of war, a fortress."

Then a bit of sheepish chuckling.

"I'm not wearing you out with all my talking, am I?"

Kara's eyes blinked twice for how talkative Kiran turned out to be. Not that it was a bad thing, resulting in her giggling amused with a hand hiding her mouth so the food she was eating didn't come out.

Swallowing, hand down -- "You are not, no."

Albeit, her expression offered a more wistful sight. "Maybe it will not get too quiet anymore." She looked away in silent hope. "I may not be of much help, but I can ease your work a little, if you let me..."

Alas, what were you thinking by asking something such as this, Kara?

Laughter was good. It was a good sign as any that one wasn't hurting too much anymore. Kiran chuckled softly, just pleased at Kara smiling.

At her remark though, his expression shifted to that of curiousness, studying her face, gauging what those words meant. "Ah-- you wish to stay here?"

He then looked pensive, crossing an arm over his chest to prop his other arm against it, curling a finger under his chin, thinking out loud. "Well... I can't send you away just like that; I'm not too sure how you'd fare in the mountain villages; Rodorio though..."

Then realizing what he might be communicating, Kiran backpedaled. "Aa--! Not that I don't want you around, it's just that Jamir isn't the friendliest of places! It's always cold, the air's dry and thin and I don't know if you'd like that in the long run..."

The least Kiran can say is that he tried.

Eyes back to him, she stared as he spoke with a lump in her throat. Drawn away from her homeland and her mission, there's no way she could make it back nor Kiran would know one as it seems. The girl wore a doleful expression, felt like crying in silence, though she wasn't going to allow herself do so. Not again, not in front of him.

Gaze down, her voice became sharp but polite. "If possible, I would like to leave tomorrow. If you know a place, I'll go there." A final word(?) before resuming on her meal.

Where could she go from there? One way or another, Kara always found out how to survive on her own.

To Kiran's credit, he was perceptive -- not because of his expansive senses, but he had to be, specially around his former Master who was good at hiding his feelings. He had to look after him too.

He looked apologetic, briefly looking to the side and down. He nodded. "Mm. I can do that."

He then tried to be hopeful. "There's a benefit to staying in Rodorio -- it's under the care of Sanctuary. It'll be like you're under Athena's care too.I work there, too! So, I'll get to see you often! And if there's anyone who can do most anything for you, it's Athena."

Kiran hadn't mentioned it, but he did note that Kara had called out to a certain 'Mordred'. He wanted to ask, but he felt like he should wait. They just met, after all.

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[Log] In my time of dying...

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B3

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/dances

/sings so you can dance

what are you singing?

TLC's Unpretty :P