Elyse calmed at the man’s words. Her anger, guided by recent pains, was perhaps a bit hasty. Her anger faded, leaving the pain behind. Still, the man was a soldier. That was clear and he did seem sorry to have startled her. Her crossbow disappeared at her silent command and the desert eagle on her hip soon followed. She didn’t want to fight, but she didn’t want to be hunted either, and he had followed her like a soldier - like a predator chasing prey.
”If you came here to hunt you did not come here looking for me. I’m not a hunter. Not anymore.”
He had said she was comfortable in this dream. She wasn’t. She didn’t like being here. The nightmares she had when she was with Nox were still fresh in her mind even if that was long ago. She was here to make sure she could help Marta, even though it seemed the girl was more likely to help her. The man in front of her was still new here though. He couldn’t keep his clothing together. She wasn’t willing to bet he had no idea how much danger he was in.
”I don’t think you’re ready to hunt here either. Are you aware of how dangerous this place is? Any injury here will go to your body. If you die here, you die there. On top of this, the same rules don’t apply here. And there are people here who could harm you with a thought. They don’t need weapons to do it.” Elyse seemed to sense a presence watching them, and it seemed strangely familiar even if she couldn’t place it.
”Do you understand what you are? Do you understand the danger you are to yourself? I’ve seen what happens when people like us do not. I’ve seen them lose themselves. I think you have much to learn before you start hunting.” through the whole speech, her voice was calm, but her questions were pointed. She had no idea if he understood or not. She had almost lost herself to the wolf once. It was miraculous that it hadn’t happened when the threat of her father had been taken away.
”If you came here to hunt you did not come here looking for me. I’m not a hunter. Not anymore.”
He had said she was comfortable in this dream. She wasn’t. She didn’t like being here. The nightmares she had when she was with Nox were still fresh in her mind even if that was long ago. She was here to make sure she could help Marta, even though it seemed the girl was more likely to help her. The man in front of her was still new here though. He couldn’t keep his clothing together. She wasn’t willing to bet he had no idea how much danger he was in.
”I don’t think you’re ready to hunt here either. Are you aware of how dangerous this place is? Any injury here will go to your body. If you die here, you die there. On top of this, the same rules don’t apply here. And there are people here who could harm you with a thought. They don’t need weapons to do it.” Elyse seemed to sense a presence watching them, and it seemed strangely familiar even if she couldn’t place it.
”Do you understand what you are? Do you understand the danger you are to yourself? I’ve seen what happens when people like us do not. I’ve seen them lose themselves. I think you have much to learn before you start hunting.” through the whole speech, her voice was calm, but her questions were pointed. She had no idea if he understood or not. She had almost lost herself to the wolf once. It was miraculous that it hadn’t happened when the threat of her father had been taken away.