Tucana paused for a bit before replying…
“Alright, I’m almost done with my shift. Where are you right now?” he asked calmly. The Knights’ patrol missions aren’t usually easy, especially during the night but Tucana seemed unfazed by the mission he was given.
Pasha glanced around his surroundings, where was he? There were no significant buildings he could have listed, but he could see the palace not for from him. "I'm just south of the palace, on the main paving." he was about to tell Tucana that there was also a bleeding statue next to him, but thought ot would be best to leave that for the knight to find out himself.
“Ah, gotcha, I’m just south by the harbor… I’ll be there in a sec—” with that came a small explosion from where Tucana said he was; by the harbor. Thankfully, it wasn’t exactly where Tucana was as he can be seen soaring through the skies towards where Pasha was, looking at the smoke emitted.
He landed and glanced around warily before he calmed down, straightened his posture and turned to face Pasha alongside the Dryad’s bleeding statue.
“Apologies, that was just the people by the harbor messing up their electronics… so, first off, I welcome you to the Silverwings, second thing, what is it that you want to talk about?”
Pasha was silent for a moment, was it really that important that he had to ask Tucana right away? Well, he was here now, the damage was done. He gestured to the bleeding statue. "The Medusa knight. He mentioned a woman, one whom you had the chance to meet on accident. Who is she?"
Tucana seemed a bit shocked.
“From the myths, came the embodiment of the first woman in existence but in a corrupted form… Pandora…” he stared at the ground.
“Just thinking of her… scares me…” Tucana’s voice was a bit shaky. He soon got a hold of himself as he turned to and started to examine the statue of Dryad.
“Did Medusa do anything to you…?”
He shook his head. "He gave me the choice to leave, which is funny considering he was the one who walked away."
Pandora huh? The name is familiar.. Dismissing his thoughts, Pasha also turned to the Dryad. "Such a shame.. He could have been a decent ally."
Pasha immediately felt sick with himself for thinking that way. The Dryad Knight was still a person whether he was alive or not, to think of him only as an ally or foe seemed somewhat dehumanizing. His eyes wandered and rested on Tucana, feeling a little happier about the whole situation with him there. "Sorry for disrupting you."
“Nah, it’s fine… I had nothing to do after my shift after all” Tucana reassured. He touched his arm which was bleeding slightly before smiling with his thoughts.
“Perhaps fate is playing tricks on us…” he turned to the horizon south of the kingdom as wind blew pass him, swaying his hair with it.
He turned back to Pasha, still holding onto his arm.
“We should head back to the palace, we don’t want the generals to see us walking around outside during nighttime now do we?” He tilted his head and grinned.
"No, I suppose not." Pasha breathed, feeling his body start to weaken. Something red caught his attention, and in one swift movement he gently touched the arm Tucana was holding. "You're wounded?"
“Well yes but… it’s nothing to worry about, it’s from the latest mission I was assigned” Tucana reassured.
“Sad thing about it though, I couldn’t follow the man I was after as he shot both of my wings before he flew away and left me there…” with that, his wings were spread, revealing bullet holes through them.
“Don’t worry though, I’ll have Eridanus heal me later… if I can find him that is” he chuckled a bit at the end.
Horror turned Pasha's throat cold as he stared through the holes in Tucana's wings. He wanted to cry, he wanted to reach out and touch them—as if that would have made them better. But more than anything, he felt the need to hug Tucana. His eyes shone a little dangerously as he clenched his fists, he was trying to stop himself from being angry at the person who had injured the other knight. I swear, if I ever meet that guy I will personally feed him to sharks.
His anger seemed to fade a little upon hearing Tucana's chuckle. "Who is Eridanus?"
“The River Constellation. To be honest though, no one ever knows where he is. He just shows up and disappears whenever he wants” Tucana answered as he turned to Pasha.
“Come on, don’t think about it too much, stress won’t do you any good especially if you’re stressing more than someone else is” he gave a warm smile. The time was about 2 AM… maybe even 3 but who even keeps up with the time anymore. He spread his wings, covering Pasha from the chilly wind from the harbor as he gently pushed Pasha with him towards the palace.
"I'm not stressing! And I'm not even…cold." With that last word, Pasha realised that the warmth from Tucana's wings was greatly needed. As they made their way back to the palace, Pasha looked up a little at the other knight. "Would you at least let me tend to your wounds until you're able to get them healed?"
“If you’d like to… there’s nothing stopping you” he grinned as they got closer to the palace. One other knight walked out, eyeing the Pisces and the Tucana with slight worry.
“What happened to you?”
“Runaway criminal, nothing much. I can leave the search to you right—“ Tucana turned to the Knight as they walked pass each other “—Draco?”
The Dragon Constellation smiled with confidence.
“Leave that to me…” the Knight spread his sharp and cruel white wings before taking off and soaring through the night sky.
Smiling, Tucana looked up as his eyes followed the movement of the Dragon.
“He’s a loyal and honest one though some people don’t like him for his popularity” he mentioned as he turned back to Pasha.
"I didn't even know of his existence until now…" Pasha murmured, looking back at Tucana. That's when he remembered the list! He made a mental note to take another look at it later. "Okay, just for confirmation, I am allowed to tend to your wounds?" he grinned wickedly, an innocent glint in his eyes as they entered the palace.
“Absolutely” he confirmed.
As they got into the palace grounds, Tucana glanced around.
“So… in your room or mine or where?”
"Uhm…" The thought of Tucana being in his room caused a light flush to appear on his cheeks. Stop that! Concentrate! "Your room.." he replied shyly, averting his gaze from the other knight.
“Alright, follow m— oh wait…” Tucana turned to Pasha who was in his wings “… never mind” he giggled at himself.
They soon arrived in front of the Bird’s room which was on the third floor. His wings were folded as he got out his keys to open his door. To his surprise, his room was not locked.
He pulled his key out and made a confused expression.
“Weird… I’ve never left my door unlocked ever…”
(Alright, it's been long enough, time to yeet Luc back in.)
Pasha didn't like the sound of that. Not one bit.
"Perhaps it slipped your mind?" he offered, trying to keep the mood somewhat positive. But then again, with everything going on there was little to be positive about, still, he would try.
“Perhaps…” he gently opened the door only to find that the lights were on.
“Alright… someone’s definitely in or was in my room earlier…” he whispered before pushing the door open all the way.
.
.
Inside was the unmoving body of a knight.
“Andromeda…” Tucana knelt down to check the Knight’s heartbeat.
“Still alive, unconscious, poison running through his veins…” the Toucan constellation stated, turning to Pasha.
“Do me a favor. Go down to the first floor and head to the nursing room, call either Eridanus or Grus up here; ideally both if they’re free”
(How, do I just have him wake up?)
(Ehhhhhh…)
A light tap came in contact with Luc’s shoulder.
“Wake up…” the spirit prince’s soft voice followed. He had been awake for a bit now but kept himself still so that he didn’t wake Luc up but now was essential that he woke up.
“There’s… something you might want to see…”
Luc grunted and rubbed his eyes, opening them after a moment of yawning. "What?" He asked groggily, voice thick with sleep. He rubbed his eyes again to get the sandmans out of them.
Isaac pointed to the pavement near where they were where a ‘bleeding statue’ stood in the middle of it.
“That… that wasn’t there when we arrived was it?” He needed confirmation. The bloody statue’s scarlet colored liquid was reflecting the light of the lampposts near it.
“… and it’s missing its head, isn’t it…”
Luc shot up, any traces of sleep gone. "No, that wasn't there." He growled eyes narrowed at the statue. "I'm going to study it, stay here please." Luc patted Isaac's head and approached it slowly, notebook already out.
The statue’s head was on the side of the pavement and had blood coming out of it as well. The face of the statue’s head had what looks to be tears flowing from their eyes. The statue’s body itself was in a kneeling position, both hands on their knees and back curved forward, looking like they’re looking up at someone or something.
There was a sound from above… a creaking sound which resembled that of a rat or a mouse more than anything judging by the force applied to make the sound.
He closed his eyes, in thought, pursing his lips before he did anything else.
I don't know where the nursing room is!
No sooner had Pasha's mind formed those words, he vanished from Tucana's room and appeared on the floor of an off-white room. His vision was a little blurred but he could make out a figure not too far from him. He curled onto his side, feeling rather motion sick, and slowly pushed himself up. "Please tell me you are either Eridanus or Grus…" his voice came out more of a croak than anything else.
The sitting figure blinked a bit before taking a sip of his tea and answering…
“I’m Grus alright… what brings you here?” The healer knight asked with a tilted head.
The statue’s head was on the side of the pavement and had blood coming out of it as well. The face of the statue’s head had what looks to be tears flowing from their eyes. The statue’s body itself was in a kneeling position, both hands on their knees and back curved forward, looking like they’re looking up at someone or something.
There was a sound from above… a creaking sound which resembled that of a rat or a mouse more than anything judging by the force applied to make the sound.
Luc backed up, trying to get a wider view of it. He jumped at the sound, heart beating quickly, he was nervous. "Something is very, very, very wrong Isa (I-Za)."
"Andromeda has been poisoned, he's in Tucana's room. Tucana is also wounded." Pasha managed to get to his feet, though his balance was off so he ended up leaning on the nearest wall. "Sorry for the sudden intrusion."
