09-18-2016, 04:53 PM
Asha frowned. Elias had gone out of his way to help her from the start, so she didn't understand his reluctance to do the right thing now. But he really really seemed to dislike the man on the floor; she didn't even need her gift to sense that. But why? They didn't appear to know each other. Perhaps Elias was just impatient to be gone, but it seemed deeper than that.
She wasn't happy, and her expression creased with blatant worry. Leaving someone behind, even a stranger, sat ill with her morals. Even the compromise was an uncomfortable prickling on her conscience. Why couldn't they wait just that little bit longer? Enough to see him safe. But Elias's look was grim, his jaw tight. He'd guided her through a sea of people in the Red Square. Took her hand knowing it laid every emotion bare. The kindness meant something; something she valued, and ultimately she accepted the compromise. Though it was clearly under duress. She chewed her lip. "Okay. Call them."
She sighed, glancing down but carefully avoiding eye-contact with the man beside her. "We're calling an ambulance, but we can't stay. Can you move anything yet?"
She wasn't happy, and her expression creased with blatant worry. Leaving someone behind, even a stranger, sat ill with her morals. Even the compromise was an uncomfortable prickling on her conscience. Why couldn't they wait just that little bit longer? Enough to see him safe. But Elias's look was grim, his jaw tight. He'd guided her through a sea of people in the Red Square. Took her hand knowing it laid every emotion bare. The kindness meant something; something she valued, and ultimately she accepted the compromise. Though it was clearly under duress. She chewed her lip. "Okay. Call them."
She sighed, glancing down but carefully avoiding eye-contact with the man beside her. "We're calling an ambulance, but we can't stay. Can you move anything yet?"