07-11-2021, 10:00 PM
ISRAFEL
Her eyes are wide again as they travel to the beach and she gets her first glimpse of the ocean up close and the never ending expanse of it. She almost stops - almost drifts towards it, drawn by the way the light glints on the surface. But Reave is looking to the cliffs, and she follows close behind him. She’s not sure what he’s looking for so she cannot help and she is far too distracted to even if she could. Everything is new, everything wonderful - even the call of the eagle overhead.
Finally Reave seems to find what he’s looking for and she stops beside him, looking at the small opening in the cliffs. She does not want to go into the cave, not really, but Israfel knows she will go if that is where he leads her. It reminds her too much of the forest, now that she’s had her taste of open space, and she worries that if she goes in there she will find it so comfortable she will not find her way back out.
But her bone-armoured friend grounds her, speaking conspiratorial words she doesn’t fully understand. Are they visiting someone? And when he mentions that she reminds him of whatever they are here to see, her nose wrinkles a little. “Is that a good or a bad thing?” She asks, though she smiles as she says it - thinking that if he says she’ll like them then it must be good.
Israfel's golden eyes return to the opening in the rock and she nods, encouraging him forwards before finding more words to say, excitement winning over her nerves yet again thanks to him. “I’ll be right behind you, though you won’t see me.” As soon as they slip into the shadows she will disappear, but she’ll still be able to see and that is what truly matters.
Finally Reave seems to find what he’s looking for and she stops beside him, looking at the small opening in the cliffs. She does not want to go into the cave, not really, but Israfel knows she will go if that is where he leads her. It reminds her too much of the forest, now that she’s had her taste of open space, and she worries that if she goes in there she will find it so comfortable she will not find her way back out.
But her bone-armoured friend grounds her, speaking conspiratorial words she doesn’t fully understand. Are they visiting someone? And when he mentions that she reminds him of whatever they are here to see, her nose wrinkles a little. “Is that a good or a bad thing?” She asks, though she smiles as she says it - thinking that if he says she’ll like them then it must be good.
Israfel's golden eyes return to the opening in the rock and she nods, encouraging him forwards before finding more words to say, excitement winning over her nerves yet again thanks to him. “I’ll be right behind you, though you won’t see me.” As soon as they slip into the shadows she will disappear, but she’ll still be able to see and that is what truly matters.
@Reave