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

Started November 04, 2019 by @Becfromthedead group

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Eclipse had pulled off his shirt to stem the blood from the wound, and was watching tensely as the other moved.

Felix chose to ignore the cuts; at this point, they were only bleeding a tiny bit. He wiped some of the blood from his face, but it turned out to be more than he realized. He covered the cut on his nose with his sleeve.

Eclipse watched him nervously, wincing as he applied pressure on his own wound.

Felix weakly started to make his way back over to the cart to grab his bag. He got out the bandages and offered them to Eclipse after tearing some off for himself.
Knowing that Eclipse wasn't able to see over the edge of the cart, he slipped down his pants just past the wound on his leg and swiftly bandaged it before covering up again.

Eclipse took it gratefully, trying to wrap his wound after he'd stemmed the bleeding.

“Alright, let’s get these guys up in the cart, and we can go dump them off in the woods or something,” Felix suggested, “Maybe take their horses with us too, and we can make travel more efficient by swapping out who’s pulling.”

Eclipse nodded, finishing the bandages. "O-Okay…" he murmured, shifting to wolf form, the bandages stretching, and padding to drag one of the men over by his collar.

Felix climbed out of the back of the cart and went to lift up the woman. He draped her over his shoulder and pushed up with his legs to lift her up. He threw her in the back of the wagon, panting and straining a bit.

Eclipse whined softly, hoping the other asn't hurting himself further as he went to get the next one.

Felix stopped to rest for a moment, leaning up against the cart.
"What's up?" he asked upon hearing Eclipse's small whimper.

"Th-this is all my fault.." he mumbled, having dragged over the second guard.

"I made my choice," Felix corrected him, "None of this is your fault. Trust me, you'll start feeling better when you stop blaming yourself for anything and everything."

Eclipse nodded, ears flicking back sadly.

Felix picked up his flask and took a few sips of water, then got back to work. He hauled the second person up into the cart and his vision started to blur. He held onto the side of the cart to keep himself upright.

Damian brought another over, studying Felix worrriedly, "You okay?" he asked softly.

“Yeah,” Felix replied, “Just very tired.”
He climbed back up into the cart and sat at the front again. Taking a deep breath, he tapped his fingers to his throat, and a green glow surrounded his fingertips.
“Would you come with us? Your help would be much appreciated.” he asked the guards’ horses.
They whinnied a bit and began to walk alongside the cart. Felix smiled.
“Thank you kindly.”

Eclipse shifted back, wincing as he rolled his shoulder.

“We have more salve if you need it,” Felix told him, “Here, let me grab it from my bag…”
Felix reached over and pulled out the jar. He rolled it towards Eclipse.

Eclipse shook his head, "You need it more…" he mumbled, "I'll be fine.."

“If you insist… but in return, I’ll heal your wound with magic as soon as I’m able,” Felix promised.

Eclipse hummed softly, "You don't have to…" he said softly, watching him.

"It'll be easy, once I'm up to the task," Felix replied, "I insist. No point in staying injured when you don't have to."

Eclipse looked away, not sure how to respond. *He shouldn't be wasting his powers on me…"

The cart started towards the woods, and Felix eyed the treeline carefully for a place to dump the corpses. He saw a dense thicket.
"How about in there?" he asked, gesturing towards it.

Eclipse looked up, "Too close to the road" he mumbled, "If more come they'll be able to scent the bodies."

“Where do you suggest?” Felix asked, “We don’t want that to happen.”

"Further into the trees, maybe in a gorge.." he mumbled.

Felix invited one of the horses to the side and he draped one of the bodies over the back and strapped it on. He swung over onto the horse, grunting with the effort.

Eclipse watched nervously, not sure if he should help or not.

Felix started off into the woods on horseback, glancing back at Eclipse before he went. He didn't expect any help, what, with his injured shoulder and all, so he forged ahead without the other. Besides, it might be better if he stayed with the cart.