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if  a  harpy  becomes  a  mercy,  then  curiosity  remains.  (  such  creatures  were  welcome,  come  bear  tooth  and  claw,  learn  what  real  fangs  and  claws  provide.  )  upione  sired  nothing  less  than  a  weapon  of  war——  a  bundle  of  gnashing  fangs  and  daggers.  it  turns,  it  turns  &.  turns  again  till  it  bit  the  one  who  forged  it.  however,  curse  keeps  temperament  even.  scorn——  irritation——  blanket  themselves  with  compassion,  not  his,  but  the  growing  burden  of  sorcery.  it  tethers  reason  to  beast,  instincts  remain  ...  but  call  for  more  eloquence.  a  silver  tongue  instead  of  silver  sword.  cold  kindness.
it  goes  without  saying,  they'll  return.  these  lands  bewitch  him;  it  sings  its  song  of  magnificence  and  danger,  it  brings  forth  memories  of  inodal.  not  it's  castles,  it's  spires  nor  it's  people——  the  stillness  of  the  battlefield.  a  calm  that  captivates,  that  cannot  mask  the  edge  of  danger  looming  above,  a  guillotine  waiting  for  tender  throat.  (  his  throat——  perhaps.  )  a  numb  sense  of  excitement  ebbs  and  flows.  it's  all  they're  allowed,  brief  moments  of  genuine  feeling,  to  trace  that  piece  lost  to  time.
deciding  to  defend  himself  no  longer,  hand  waves  as  if  to  dismiss.  on  dark  feathers,  on  kind  wing,  they  gave  their  warning  ...  it'll  be  heeded.  (  in  time.  )  ❛  if  a  harpy  is  a  mercy  then  that  only  raises  further  question  ...  but,  perhaps  another  time.  ❜  shoulders  roll,  an  elegant  shrug.  ❛  i'll  go.  long  as  you're  willing  to  travel  it  with  me.  we  both  know  no  sane  godling  would  trust  a  guide  with  feather  and  claw.  and,  lacking  in  saneness  as  i  am,  i'm  no  different,  i'm  afraid.  ❜  weight  shifts,  becoming  standoffish  while  expression  remains  cast  in  iron.  ❛  do  we  have  an  accord, o' nameless one?  ❜
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤCOAL MINER'S CANARY, WAS SHE ; ㅤㅤㅤㅤfor when danger was imminent, she'd give them at least a chance.
Otraybia, was not kind ; it was a land, lavish, with beauty ; but plagued, by savagery. Her own cousins, molded by that same man, were feral, true. A HARPY, THOUGH, AMONG THE WORST OF THEM.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ( How she managed to be anything but, was still unknown. )
Ears, perk'd and keen, listen, for, it would be rude, to give naught, the chance to defend ones' self. A place, so far from this, but it sounds as if it's a UNIVERSES' DIVIDE ; she thought it impossible. Brow creases, so slightly at that term ; GODLING. GODLING. It, as a term, was not unheard of, for ZEUS was known well, to dabble in the artistry of creating children, with near any but his WIFE.
Gaze does turn soft, shoulders taught, now somewhat relaxed. He'd no reason, to raise hand against her, but within tree, she'd remain. There is pity, in the depths of her soul, for any fostered of a GOD ; even if she, herself, does not know the Sisyphus - like trials, they were to endure. She could not imagine it an easy thing, to live up to. To defy.
âťť ... So you have. And you will wander, still, should you not leave this place. I speak, not out of ire, of wrath and hatred. Many, GODLING, and hero alike, do not escape this forest.
ㅤㅤㅤA harpy, upon you, is a mercy. What else dwells, will not be so kind. ❞
She wonders, in idle, his disposition. His place, his temperament. He could be fiery and foul, as some here, were known to be ; perhaps jovial and good-hearted, as others.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤPerhaps, neither.
ㅤㅤ❝ ... I know the way ; out of this place. I travel it, so rarely, but I know. ❞
she insists——he refuses. it's push and pull. the tug of the waves and the moon 'pon each other where neither truly wins. for a moment, he thinks of his past ... when brandishing his spear would pave the way. when filling these roots with scarlet would make his will absolute. a time when he did not value life nor know their pain. now, however, he does. his curse subjects him to a sense of empathy deeper than mere sensation &. it pains him. a nagging pain only kept at bay with his strength of mind.
he remains obstinate as arms fold behind his back. their gaze sweeps these woods, drinking in the absurdity likely thick within them. it remains him of inodal——his home. a strange place full of secrets and the unknown. maybe a trip back, after this, would soothe the sickness in his heart. one can only hope.
"i answer your question, yet you spurn mine. you wound me deeply, you know?" he clicks his tongue. "i have wandered farther than you can imagine——far from a realm beyond this place. i am far from a human. it's an insult to them to compare them to my ilk. what's the word of this land ... i'm a godling. son of the beast who stalks the higher realms to bathe their eminence in blood." the hunt, the beast: Upione. "not that i expect them to be known here ... peer deeper, seerer. surely there's an answer that will satisfy you among the stars."Â
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤTRUST NONE, GIRL.
Like something predacious, does he stalk the area, as if looking for OPPORTUNITY ; she would not offer him such. Perched 'pon high, owlish eyes narrow. She could not discern intent, without further prodding ; but she must be cautious — tread with care.
Each and every signal in his body, the changing pitch of his voice ... all of it, a tell. He does not seem to be an aggressive sort, beyond surface expression ; but it was the calm, that held the most wicked of hearts.
âťť ... My vision is not business of yours, outsider. Are you not far from home ? Far from human settlements ? Do you not know, into which you have wandered ? âťž
The DREADWOOD, was no place for man - let alone a man, who dresses unlike all she's ever seen. Perhaps, his continent is across the GREAT SEA, where even she was left in the dark, in regards to their comings and goings.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ❝ It is not too late, to turn back. ❞