02-15-2014, 11:34 PM
Michael obeyed Dr. Weston readily enough. After last night, he had no wish for anything else to go wrong, and if that meant being rolled around like a doll, his pride could take it.
It was a relief to know he had only been incapacitated for a handful of hours. Not yet daybreak, he could avoid the bulk of suspicion and unrest. Of course, there would be rumours - he had been dragged through the camp dripping blood by an emergency team - but if he was visibly unharmed in the day, the rumours would likely fade into obscurity. It might even become a mystery talked about.
As it was, it was still a mystery to him.
As the doctor continued, assuring him that his condition had been kept secret, he relaxed further. He doubted that any of the higher up's would bother to check in if it did not disrupt operations; they were not ones for sentimentality.
So, his main concerns were laid to rest; for now. Unfortunately, another stood before him, eyes keen and arms folded.
Dr. Weston looked as if she expected an explanation. Michael lifted himself up with his arms into a suitable sitting position, face as cool as the doctor's was expectant. "A curious creature,"
he began, sure that Dr. Weston did not need clarification as to what 'creature' he meant. "It did not kill, or even attack anyone else,"
he did not bother to explain how he knew, but he had not felt the lives of any soldier's snuffed out among his web of Wardings. "It could have killed you easily, yet it ran."
It was not meant as a slight; he doubted any ordinary person could survive an attack from that thing. As it was, he barely survived himself, and only because of the doctor's timely arrival. He doubt he could have held on for much longer.
His musing was cut short with abrupt insight. He focused on Dr. Weston again with an increased awareness, instinctively seizing the power which gave a chill intensity that he had used to his advantage so often. "What did you see?"
He did not extrapolate. If she suspected nothing, it would seem as if he couldn't believe what he had seen - which was truth enough, in any case - but if she had seen anything else...
Edited by Michael Vellas, Feb 15 2014, 11:36 PM.
It was a relief to know he had only been incapacitated for a handful of hours. Not yet daybreak, he could avoid the bulk of suspicion and unrest. Of course, there would be rumours - he had been dragged through the camp dripping blood by an emergency team - but if he was visibly unharmed in the day, the rumours would likely fade into obscurity. It might even become a mystery talked about.
As it was, it was still a mystery to him.
As the doctor continued, assuring him that his condition had been kept secret, he relaxed further. He doubted that any of the higher up's would bother to check in if it did not disrupt operations; they were not ones for sentimentality.
So, his main concerns were laid to rest; for now. Unfortunately, another stood before him, eyes keen and arms folded.
Dr. Weston looked as if she expected an explanation. Michael lifted himself up with his arms into a suitable sitting position, face as cool as the doctor's was expectant. "A curious creature,"
he began, sure that Dr. Weston did not need clarification as to what 'creature' he meant. "It did not kill, or even attack anyone else,"
he did not bother to explain how he knew, but he had not felt the lives of any soldier's snuffed out among his web of Wardings. "It could have killed you easily, yet it ran."
It was not meant as a slight; he doubted any ordinary person could survive an attack from that thing. As it was, he barely survived himself, and only because of the doctor's timely arrival. He doubt he could have held on for much longer.
His musing was cut short with abrupt insight. He focused on Dr. Weston again with an increased awareness, instinctively seizing the power which gave a chill intensity that he had used to his advantage so often. "What did you see?"
He did not extrapolate. If she suspected nothing, it would seem as if he couldn't believe what he had seen - which was truth enough, in any case - but if she had seen anything else...
Edited by Michael Vellas, Feb 15 2014, 11:36 PM.
"She saw a flaring halo around his head, radiant in gold and blue. It shouted of glory and power to come"
"No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it."