forum The Prince and the Assassin (closed o/o)

Started November 04, 2019 by @Becfromthedead group

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Eclipse noticed his gae, and tensed up again, but he didn't say anything, just silently painicking.

Felix tried to hum a little song to himself to keep calm. He was still watching the activity of the town, but he was more focused on the way out.

Eclipse stayed a tense ball of anxiety in the back of the cart, rocking himself quietly.

"Joke's on them. I don't live there permanently. Once we're well out of town, they'll never be able to find me," Felix said.
They pulled out of the town and onto one of the roads leading north.
"Pick up the pace? Just a little?" Felix requested to the horses, and they obliged.

Eclipse nodded quietly, still rocking himself slowly out of sheer anxiety.

The cart continued to go well through the day. They had long passed the town and were on the road, no dangers in sight. Felix sat down in the back of the cart and laid down facing the sky.

Eclipse watched him shyly, not sure what to do as they rode along.

"Beautiful day, isn't it?" Felix asked, folding his arms behind his head.
He could feel his wound stretch a bit, and it was uncomfortable, so he winced a bit and adjusted so that wasn't so.

Eclipse nodded numbly, not sure what to do with himself.

"How are you doing over there?" Felix asked, sitting up and leaning against the side of the cart, "You're awfully quiet. What are you thinking about?"

Eclipse looked up at him, "Nothing in particular.." he mumbled softly, before looking away again, not sure what to say or do.

"Ah, well alright then," Felix said.
He opened up his bag and took out the jar of salve so he could apply some to his injury.

Elipse hummed quietly, turning his attention out into the woods, his eyes studying the trees as they passed.

Felix made sure Eclipse wasn't looking and started unraveling the bandages so he could get to the wound. He winced a bit when he pressed some of the bruising on his ribcage. Thyra was probably right about him needing to take more care there. At least for now, he was wearing a loose shirt to cover anything up instead of binding, but he was feeling the aftereffects, and they weren't exactly pleasant- they never were.
Felix ignored it as well as he could and popped the lid off the salve. He dipped two fingers in and rubbed it over the wound. It produced a nice, cooling sensation, but it also had the slightest burn to it. He put the lid back on and slipped the container back into the bag.
Before covering the wound up again, Felix couldn't help but just sit there and look at it, pondering over what would've happened had it been just a bit farther over or just a bit deeper.

Eclipse didn't notice what the other was doing, pondering over where he'd be if Felix hadn't shown up that night.

Felix loosely wrapped the bandages back over his wound and pulled his shirt down, then opened up the note that came with the elixir. He should probably go ahead and drink some. He took off the cap and filled it with the green mixture, then chugged it as quickly as possible, though when he was done, he couldn't help but gag a little bit.

Eclipse heard that, and looked over at Felix with a look of concern.

Felix caught Eclipse's eye and just held up the bottle to show him what was up. He closed it and slipped it back into the bag.

Eclipse nodded quietly, his attention flicking back to the trees. It had been so long since he'd been able to let his wolf side free, and being so close to freedom…he wanted to run free. Desperately wanted to, buttoo scared he'd be betrayed again.

Felix laid down again on his back and yawned. He watched Eclipse, and could instinctively tell there was a ton he was holding back. What, exactly, he wasn't sure, but there was certainly something there.

Eclipse eventually sighed, letting his head fall back in trapped frustration.

Felix was still watching Eclipse, but he was growing sleepy, and his eyes started to slide closed.

Eclipse was staring up at the sky, thinking. Thinking about his mother. Why his father hated him. Why he had to be different. Why he couldn't just be free.

Felix fought off the sleepiness for a bit, still watching Eclipse and worrying, but he still had hope that Eclipse would find himself once he was far away from his abusers.

Eclipse eventually moved to curl up on his side, figuring sleep might help, or at least not staring out at the world he'd never been apart of.

Felix, noticing that Eclipse might be falling asleep, tried to stay awake to keep an eye on what was going on, but the heaviness in his eyes only increased. His body fell lax as he gave in to the sweet, gentle demands of sleep.

Eclipse didn't quite doze off, though he was close to it under the hot sun. Luckily the horses knew what they were doing or they would've been in trouble.

Felix dozed, although a bit restlessly, in the back of the cart. Much of the day had passed when he woke up. The sun was close to setting by now. He sat up groggily and took everything in around him. Felix climbed back up to the front of the cart to make sure everything was going to plan and they weren't lost or anything without his guidance.

The horses had ept going throughout the day, and had mostly stayed on track, while Eclipse slept peacefully in the back, catching up on everything from over the yars.

Felix perched up front to speak to the horses.
"You guys need to rest a bit?" he asked.
Please, yes, the chestnut responded.
"Of course. There should be a lake on down the road. Once we get there, you can stop and take a drink, graze, and whatever else you must. You ought to let me know when you tire, okay?"
The two stallions whinnied in response.
Felix looked around. They were a good distance from any town that he knew of, so they would have to pull off the road for the night at some point. He kept scanning the area ahead of him for any potentially good places to stop.