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

Started November 04, 2019 by @Becfromthedead group

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Eclipse sat back, feeling useless. He had caused this mess, so why not help clean it up?"

(I've been super busy with final exams coming up. Sorry I haven't been more active, but I haven't forgotten about this.)
Felix returned the first time, having thrown the body down into a gorge, which had a small stream running through and was still very muddy from the remnants of that week's rain. The mud might help cover up the smell, too.
He took the second body and started to haul it up onto the horse. That's when his vision started to blur a bit. Felix barely managed to pull the body over. However, he still tried his best to hide it from Eclipse, not wanting the other to strain himself trying to help.

(It's fine, I've been selectively replying a little more than I want to lately because of stress.)
Eclipse watched him worriedly, not wanting to interfere unless he as asked to.

(Understandable, I do that a lot too)
Felix took another trip to the same spot and hauled the body over into the gorge.
However, the strain was building up, and this was too much. His vision started to go black around the edges then dim entirely. He grasped around blindly for the reigns, but he started to slip away and fall.
Felix landed on his side near the edge of the gorge, at this point unconscious.
The horse started to wander around without a rider, eventually making it back near where Eclipse waited.

Eclipse was waiting for Felix to return when he saw the others horse wander back into the clearing. His eyes widened and he felt a wave of panic when he realized Felix wasnt there. Taking a deep breath he got down from the wagon and paced a little bit, feeling very inadequate for the situation.

Felix stirred a bit and his eyes fluttered open, but his vision remained dim. His consciousness wavered still. Felix tried to call out, but the words caught in his throat and his eyes slid closed again.

Eclipse eventually gathered up the courage to dash back into the woods, shifting into a wolf as he desperately tried to track Felix' scent.

Felix started gasping for air as a sudden, sharp pain went through his side. It jolted him back conscious, but he was still on the edge and mostly unaware of his surroundings.
He let out a few small, pained whimpers in between the gasping. He shouldn't have done this. He shouldn't have pushed himself so hard.

Eclipse kept going till he found the ridge, panicking slightly when he didn't see Felix right away. THen his nose caught a whiff of the bodies, and he ran for it, trying to stay focused and track him down.

Felix closed his hand over a fistful of mud. Gods, on top of the injuries, he was going to have to wash all this mud and grime off. But how could he think about such trivial things at a time like this? His mind was going 100 miles per hour, and there was no rhyme or reason to where it was wandering.

Eclipse finally found the area where Felix had dumped the body, and looked around frantically for Felix. Where are you Where are you Where are you Where are you????? he thought before taking a deep breath, trying to stay calm.

Felix’s hand hung over the edge of the gorge. He hadn’t realized that he was that close to the edge. He tried to push himself away, but the strength had left his body entirely.

Eclipse moved along the edge frantically, his eyes widening when he finally found Felix. Rushing over he shifted and tried to pull Felix away from the edge, his shoulder aching. "Felix, Felix wake up!!" his voice was scared.

Felix, half-awake, was able to mutter something, but it was indistinguishable, aside from a low, “ow… ugh…” and a few other small, pained noises.

Eclipse was still panicked even after he pulled the other away from the edge, whimpering as he tried to calm down, sitting beside the other and trying to take deep breaths. "C'mon… you're not a doofus you can help…" he repeated, trying to convince himself.

Felix's fist closed as he struggled desperately to wake all the way.
Wake up… wake up, this isn't the time…
He was gasping for breath slightly, only half-aware of some of the pain he was in, but the worst seemed to be at his side for sure, where he'd previously been stabbed. And he was aware enough to know that breathing hurt; the rise and fall of his body with each breath aggravated the wound even more after he pushed himself too far.

Eclipse got his bearings a moment later, moving to check the other's injuries. trying to see what he could do to help. Checking the stab wound first, he figured that was the worst of it, and decided to summon some of his own aura, mumbling under his breath as h tried to heal it, hoping to high heavens it would work and he wouldn't pass out.

Felix shuddered, suddenly gripped by a new and different pain as the aura rushed over him. His body stiffened. He didn't say anything, but he did make a small cry.
Once he could, he murmured. "Please… stop…"

Eclipse pulled away worriedly, the wound half healed and his vision a bit fuzzy from effort. "F-Felix?" he asked, terrified of the possibility that he'd hurt the other.

"You… don't have to do that…" he whispered, "We can't… can't both wear ourselves out so hard…"
Felix's hands were trembling a bit from the pain and weakness. His chest still heaved harder than normal with each breath.

"Then.. then what do I do?? I-I don't know what to do without you.. I can't…" his voice still held notes of panic.

"You won't be without me," Felix replied, "I'm not going anywhere…"
He gave a halfhearted smile.
"Give me a few minutes, and I'll.. I'll maybe be able to haul myself back to the cart…"

Eclipse nodded, taking a few deep breaths in an attempt to calm himself.

Felix laid as still as possible, also trying to steady his own breathing so he could better cope with the pain.

Eclipse watched him anxiously, waiting or him to speak, or get up, or somthing.

Felix slowly tried to sit up, but it was a little much. He sat there, knees tucked up to his chest and head bowed down. He was covered in mud on one side, and looked roughed up- even more so than normal.

Eclipse watched him worriedly, "F-Felix?" he asked softly, his voice filled with anxiety.

"Yeah?" Felix asked, "Give me a minute?"
He sighed and clenched his fist.
"I'm so stupid…" he muttered to himself, "I knew that I couldn't last that long…"

Eclipse nodded, still feeling upset and guilty, wishing he'd actually helped.

When he was ready, Felix slowly started to stand up. A woozy feeling passed over him and his vision dimmed again. But once he had regained his bearings a bit more, he figured he’d be able to make it back to the cart.