[IC] The Two Sides

[Hawksnest565]

Aya gently prodded around the area of the swelling. "Well, it's not life-threatening. The water in his lungs was, but that's all gone now. I just think he's going to need to rest." She quickly check his legs and paws. "The good news is that I don't think anything's broken. He might of cracked a rib, but I can't really know for sure until he's conscious." she looked at Sacha in a rueful matter. "Unfortunately x-ray machines just don't belong in a forest."

[xiaomiau]

Brick looked daggers at Kianna. He was not in the mood for that shit.

"I'll explain her for you, then. That cat did something stupid, you dragged him out of the river, and she's worried about him. She probably thinks we're going to do something unpleasant to him or hold him hostage or some shit like that. Oh, and she's probably going to try to kill one of us if we don't cool this little problem down quickly. Good enough, or would you like to hear it from the end of that dagger of hers?"

He stood up again and picked up the sword, digging the tip into the gravel and looking toward the riverbank.
"If you're not going to get out of here, you freezing to death isn't my problem."

@Azereiah

Misha made a strangled sound. "Who's side you on, bud!"

[Fionraella]

Aya gently prodded around the area of the swelling. "Well, it's not life-threatening. The water in his lungs was, but that's all gone now. I just think he's going to need to rest." She quickly check his legs and paws. "The good news is that I don't think anything's broken. He might of cracked a rib, but I can't really know for sure until he's conscious." she looked at Sacha in a rueful matter. "Unfortunately x-ray machines just don't belong in a forest."

@Hawksnest565

Sacha nods slowly. "Alright. That sounds good to me. Keep him here as long as you think you'll need to. and keep me updated on his progress." She rests a gentle hand on Destin's head. "Hope you feel better old friend." She then walks back over to Grant to wait for his response to her question.

[Azereiah]

Be it confusion or disgust, Misha's response meant he was getting somewhere. He wasn't entirely sure where he was getting - but it was somewhere.

"Well, pardon-fucking-me for trying to keep everyone here alive. Now, if you're not going to tell me what happened, then you might as well get out of here. Or do something else. Not my problem. We're not getting anywhere with this as it is."

He readied himself to move if she decided to attack.

[wallaberry]

"You can stop acting like that yourself," Kianna snapped. "Stop taking the protector role. I can handle myself." She growled at Brick, shifting into her wolf form. "I think we should take her back to camp as well." She comments, standing near the two of them.

[Hawksnest565]

There was little else Aya could do for Destin now but watch his breathing. She sat by his side and stroked his fur. She felt a mixture of guilt and pleasure. Here he was beside her. She hadn't realised how much she'd missed his presence. Why did it make her so happy to have him here, even in his sorry state? He was just some boy she'd met. She wrapped one arm around her legs and stared into the fire, trying to make sense of it all. The worries closed in around her. Were his campmates alright? What if one of them was injured? Where were Kianna and Brick? They weren't in trouble at the river, were they? Whoever might have harmed Destin could still be there.

[xiaomiau]

Misha drew her hands to her chest at Kianna's words. "Me? No way!" She hissed. She ignored Brick's aggressive call for answers - or cooperation. He was clearly new around there.. "Fabine would be pissed, you assholes. You can't do that."

[Azereiah]

"Then Fabine can blow it out his ass."

Brick placed both hands on the hilt of the sword and stood silent and motionless. Whatever happened next would likely be very, very fast.

[Fionraella]

There was little else Aya could do for Destin now but watch his breathing. She sat by his side and stroked his fur. She felt a mixture of guilt and pleasure. Here he was beside her. She hadn't realised how much she'd missed his presence. Why did it make her so happy to have him here, even in his sorry state? He was just some boy she'd met. She wrapped one arm around her legs and stared into the fire, trying to make sense of it all. The worries closed in around her. Were his campmates alright? What if one of them was injured? Where were Kianna and Brick? They weren't in trouble at the river, were they? Whoever might have harmed Destin could still be there.

@Hawksnest565

Destin stirs a bit at her touch, feeling warmer already. He soon yawns, parting his jaws. "Mm...Aya?" He asks sleepily. He opens his eyes, lifting his head, before groaning. "No...not going to do that." He sets his head back down and sighs a bit. He looks around the best he can and his fur begins standing on end as he can smell the overwhelming Rabin scent. He pretty much goes in all out panic mode. "No.." He whimpers. "I've been captured!" He tenses his muscles, ready to bolt.

[xiaomiau]

@Azereiah With a swift motion, Misha backed up so her feet were in several inches of water, then slid her hand to her waist and pulled her knife out. She held it in front of her. "Back off!" she hissed.

[Hawksnest565]

"No!" Aya quickly puts her hands over Destin's body, terrified that he would run. If he did that, he'd hurt himself even more! She put little force on his body, conflicted between keeping him down and not causing him pain. "Destin, you're not captured! I just took you here because you fell into the river. Don't you remember?"

[Fionraella]

"No!" Aya quickly puts her hands over Destin's body, terrified that he would run. If he did that, he'd hurt himself even more! She put little force on his body, conflicted between keeping him down and not causing him pain. "Destin, you're not captured! I just took you here because you fell into the river. Don't you remember?"

@Hawksnest565

Destin instantly relaxes at her voice. Aya would never let anything bad happen to him! He sighs in relief and purrs again. "Yeah! And you saved me. Right?" He looks a bit confused. "Wait. I'm not a prisoner? Then why am I here?" He asks, ears flattening against his head. "No one was supposed to save me..."

[Azereiah]

Brick continued standing where he was, stone faced. He wouldn't give her the satisfaction of further responses unless she decided to cooperate. He expected her to try to cross the river at any moment.

[Hawksnest565]

Aya relaxed and removed her hands as she saw him calm down.
"What do you mean 'supposed to save you'?" she frowned, feeling a nurturing instinct take over her. She scooped up his body and laid him on her lap, gently patting the fur between his ears. "What happened, Destin? Did someone try to hurt you?"

[Fionraella]

Aya relaxed and removed her hands as she saw him calm down.
"What do you mean 'supposed to save you'?" she frowned, feeling a nurturing instinct take over her. She scooped up his body and laid him on her lap, gently patting the fur between his ears. "What happened, Destin? Did someone try to hurt you?"

@Hawksnest565

Destin's tail droops and he avoids looking at her, as much as he wanted to. "I wanted the river to take me Aya...I'm a horrible healer and now everyone's going to die because of me.." Tears form in his eyes as he buries his face in her shirt. "You should have just let me die Aya.." He whispers, squeezing his eyes shut.

[wallaberry]

Kianna shook the water from her fur as she watched the scene unfold. She probably wouldn't intervene if they fought. She wanted to see if Misha could even hold her own. Or if Brick could even fight.

[xiaomiau]

Misha glared at him from her place just beyond the shore. The water lapped at her ankles, not threatening for now but potentially dangerous if she planned on running. She eyed Brick's wooden weapon with a wary glance. "You're not taking me back," she growled, tightening her grip on her own knife until her knuckles were white with strain. "No fuckin' way."

[Hawksnest565]

The words were like a knife to Aya's heart. A horrifying thought flashed through her mind. Suicide! Destin was trying to commit suicide! What had lead to this? In her days of studying how to heal people she'd of course looked into mental health, but it was really her forefront. What if he was depressed? What if he was delirious? Throughout the muddle of thoughts only one thing was clear to her. "Destin, I'd never let you die!" She pressed him closer to her and felt the uncertainty of her young age crash in. Although she wanted to be strong, she started to cry uncontrollably.

[Azereiah]

Brick, sensing the stress in her voice, took a single step forwards, not breaking eye contact for a split second. She would snap pretty soon. He wondered to himself which way she would run - towards him or towards her camp. The water was obviously doing no favors for her feet, and she'd have to make a choice quickly.

Still, he felt the adrenaline slowly building up, no matter how confident in his own skills he was.

[Fionraella]

The words were like a knife to Aya's heart. A horrifying thought flashed through her mind. Suicide! Destin was trying to commit suicide! What had lead to this? In her days of studying how to heal people she'd of course looked into mental health, but it was really her forefront. What if he was depressed? What if he was delirious? Throughout the muddle of thoughts only one thing was clear to her. "Destin, I'd never let you die!" She pressed him closer to her and felt the uncertainty of her young age crash in. Although she wanted to be strong, she started to cry uncontrollably.

@Hawksnest565

Destin whimpers as she begins to cry. "Hey now...I'm..." He sighs and nuzzles her face the best her can. "Aya don't cry. Please don't cry." He uncurls his paws from under him, wincing at the pain in his side, but he leans up and licks her cheeks and chin, nuzzling her. "I didn't mean to upset you. I would never mean to upset you..." He whispers that last part and then grows cold. Does she even know how I feel about her?