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He said you made a mistake because of him they might treat as a crime when it wasn't your fault. I don't know the details but we do try to look out for each other in the Summoned, so I am not inclined to leave you on your own.
[The tension in Wilhelm's expression — anticipation shadowed by anxiety for whatever he'll find when the door opens — clears at the same time. Rhy looks healthy and whole. His smile reassures him that it's really all right, banishes the memory of his empty face and still body stretched out on the bed like it was a bier. Wilhelm's smile mirrors his relief.]
Hey.
[He lets Rhy pull him into the room, and then into a hug. No objections — his arms fly around Rhy's shoulders. Burying his nose in his clothes, Wilhelm just breathes.]
I was so worried, Rhy.
Hey.
[He lets Rhy pull him into the room, and then into a hug. No objections — his arms fly around Rhy's shoulders. Burying his nose in his clothes, Wilhelm just breathes.]
I was so worried, Rhy.
[ Rhy holds him tightly; the hug is as much for himself as it is for Wilhelm, and Wilhelm might feel the slightest tremor in Rhy's shoulders as he takes long, deep breaths, blinking back the sudden sting of tears. ]
I'm sorry.
[ To have worried him. Even if it's not his fault, he still feels guilty for causing so much concern. ]
I'm sorry.
[ To have worried him. Even if it's not his fault, he still feels guilty for causing so much concern. ]
You don't have to handle it alone, Wilhelm. The Summoned may be a small group but we can help one another. We're truthfully the only people we can count on in this situation.
No, he's under house arrest in our room.
Listen, I don't know what exactly went on between the two of you, but for what it's worth, he is genuinely concerned about your safety. There is no reason for him to pretend with me.
No, he's under house arrest in our room.
Listen, I don't know what exactly went on between the two of you, but for what it's worth, he is genuinely concerned about your safety. There is no reason for him to pretend with me.
Edited 2022-12-02 09:51 (UTC)
Thorne is sensitive right now, it's not about you being young. They can turn easily, they did it before to the Summoned when they threw most of them in the dungeon in the start. Wanting to look out for another Summoned isn't a reflection on them, but on our captors.
No one is all anything. He's not the same person he was when this began.
No one is all anything. He's not the same person he was when this began.
He did lie and use you, as he has lied and used others, and you have every right to your feelings about him or toward him.
I am concerned for you completely unrelated to Lucifer. Thorne is looking for scapegoats and ways to use us against one another. No one deserves to become one of their pawns. You have no reason to trust me, but I hope there is someone here in Thorne you can trust to ask for help if you need it.
I am concerned for you completely unrelated to Lucifer. Thorne is looking for scapegoats and ways to use us against one another. No one deserves to become one of their pawns. You have no reason to trust me, but I hope there is someone here in Thorne you can trust to ask for help if you need it.
[she knows he can be cagey. he has reason to be; wanda is not here to mother him, and she's not here to treat him like a kid either.]
I understand she was incredibly upset about the man who died. I'm not surprised her rage continues to be there.
Does it worry you that they are? Taking people in for questioning?
[Feeling those breaths trembling through Rhy, he squeezes him tight. At his apology, he just shakes his head, which Rhy will feel in the shifting against his shoulder and in Wilhelm's hair brushing his cheek.]
I'm just...glad you're okay now.
[Rhy has become a fixture of his life here, one of the people who makes the castle less lonely. Though he withdraws from the embrace eventually, Wilhelm stays close to Rhy. His hands melt down his arms, fingers curling gently around Rhy's. His eyes drift down his chest, which lies bare between the gaping panels of his robe. This view calls to mind the evening they'd shared right before Rhy slipped away, memories of which have him biting his lip, smile turning secretive as his gaze flutters away. Amid a tumultuous week, that evening had been a haven.
Wilhelm isn't sure how he should be acting around Rhy right now, but given that the guy just emerged from some kind of magically-induced coma...he thinks he has latitude to be a little clingy. Reaching into his pocket, he produces a knife he'd also pilfered from the dining room.]
So should I pop that thing open?
[With a nod toward the bottle he'd brought.]
I'm just...glad you're okay now.
[Rhy has become a fixture of his life here, one of the people who makes the castle less lonely. Though he withdraws from the embrace eventually, Wilhelm stays close to Rhy. His hands melt down his arms, fingers curling gently around Rhy's. His eyes drift down his chest, which lies bare between the gaping panels of his robe. This view calls to mind the evening they'd shared right before Rhy slipped away, memories of which have him biting his lip, smile turning secretive as his gaze flutters away. Amid a tumultuous week, that evening had been a haven.
Wilhelm isn't sure how he should be acting around Rhy right now, but given that the guy just emerged from some kind of magically-induced coma...he thinks he has latitude to be a little clingy. Reaching into his pocket, he produces a knife he'd also pilfered from the dining room.]
So should I pop that thing open?
[With a nod toward the bottle he'd brought.]
[Somehow, being so calmly told that his feelings are valid is just as annoying as being told that he's overreacting. (At least, he imagines Istredd calm. His words seem to march out as neutrally as well-trained soldiers.)]
I have plenty of other people I can trust.
[If, like, two is plenty.]
Just
Leave me alone. You can tell Lucifer he'll have to find some other way to keep tabs on me.
I have plenty of other people I can trust.
[If, like, two is plenty.]
Just
Leave me alone. You can tell Lucifer he'll have to find some other way to keep tabs on me.
[ Istredd's constant calm can be extremely irritating to people who know him in person too, so it's a reasonable reaction.]
He only sent me because he was certain you would ignore him and he is now under house arrest. If you are in an emergency situation, reach out to Stephen Strange, he is high in influence and probably the person best suited to step in.
I will leave you to the people you trust from here, but I am available if you change your mind.
[ He doesn't want to chase the boy and make him feel hunted by either of them, so this seems the smartest choice. ]
He only sent me because he was certain you would ignore him and he is now under house arrest. If you are in an emergency situation, reach out to Stephen Strange, he is high in influence and probably the person best suited to step in.
I will leave you to the people you trust from here, but I am available if you change your mind.
[ He doesn't want to chase the boy and make him feel hunted by either of them, so this seems the smartest choice. ]
[See, that's the problem. He has too much to hide.
The delay between messages stretches a beat too long.]
I guess.
[Thoughts? Why did she say thoughts? What if one of the mages knows how to read minds, or knows a spell that forces you to regurgitate the truth?]
The delay between messages stretches a beat too long.]
I guess.
[Thoughts? Why did she say thoughts? What if one of the mages knows how to read minds, or knows a spell that forces you to regurgitate the truth?]
[oops]
Wilhelm. I promised that I'd be honest with you, so I will be.
Someone you're upset with asked me to talk to you about — this.
I don't care to know the details that you don't want to share, but I also do not want you to be put in a difficult spot by those in Thorne.
I'd like to help. If you'd let me. Whichever way you want that help, or to have none at all. That's also a choice.
Edited 2022-12-05 02:41 (UTC)
[You're supposed to feel your emotions in your heart, but right now he feels them more in his stomach, which is doing all kinds of flips and twists as he reads Wanda's message. Jesus, he feels like throwing up.]
So you've been talking to Lucifer.
You realize who he is, right? I feel like a fucking idiot for not seeing it sooner.
I don't know what the hell you can do to help me from all the way over there. I don't
I don't know what to do, Wanda. I'm so fucked.
So you've been talking to Lucifer.
You realize who he is, right? I feel like a fucking idiot for not seeing it sooner.
I don't know what the hell you can do to help me from all the way over there. I don't
I don't know what to do, Wanda. I'm so fucked.
He is the devil in the religion of some. I also know he is not the kindest nor the easiest to converse with, but it sounds like he cares. If you would believe it.
I told him the same, that I could not do much from here.
But.
[she thought of something, because of course she did.]
Do you have something to write on? I will write some runes for you. Protective runes. They have a power to them, I promise you.
[Of course Wanda already knew. It's just him who's a blind, naive idiot.]
He doesn't care about me, he just knows he can't manipulate me if I'm pissed off at him.
Give me a second.
Ok, I've got it.
[He's annoyed at her at the moment — just because he's annoyed at everyone, all of his animosity toward Lucifer leaking and bleeding — but he won't shove away her help. He's desperate for any shield, any armor.]
He doesn't care about me, he just knows he can't manipulate me if I'm pissed off at him.
Give me a second.
Ok, I've got it.
[He's annoyed at her at the moment — just because he's annoyed at everyone, all of his animosity toward Lucifer leaking and bleeding — but he won't shove away her help. He's desperate for any shield, any armor.]
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