Beastly Musings

[Emily Alice Thatcher]

Emily watches him go, slowly and unsteadily, and fights back the urge to help him.

"At least take someone with you." she calls out, against her will. "Surely, you can't fight in this condition."

[Ethan Talbot]

*Ethan slowly stands up approaching the door with his prayerbook in hand quietly reciting to himself a few lines to those within earshot.*

With fortitude Saint Gerard trudged on nursing the wounds of secret, determined to shelter those close from the the battle within. Yet Phenex approached him at rest and spake "Why doesth thou hide this hurt my child?" Gerard replied humbly "That no other would should be forced to bare this and be burdened for their heart." Phenex spoke unto Gerard. "Those around you are not forced, they seek merely to ease thy pain. They see through thy guise and it wounds them deeply to watch thee suffer, allow thy heart to open and those close to ye shall mend it."

*He turns to Emily with a weak smile.*

"I'll catch up to the boy and try to see what has his robes in a tussle."

*Walking slowly placing his hat upon his head he slowly meanders out of the tavern towards the general direction of the cabins with no more than a few coughs.*

[Emily Alice Thatcher]

Emily silently watches both men leave the tavern. After a few seconds of just staring at the door, she does an abrupt about-face and walks back toward the conversations.