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

Started November 04, 2019 by @Becfromthedead group

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Felix leaned in towards Eclipse even closer. He laid his head down next to the other, feeling his fur brush barely against his cheek.

It took several minutes, but by the next crash of thunder came, Eclipse had nosed his way back against the other's side, still tense and quivering.

Felix, still tense at the other's touch, tried to calm himself so he could help Eclipse.
"It's okay, it's okay," he muttered, just as much to himself as to Eclipse.

Eclipse whimpered softly after the next crash, more from pain than fear, now suffering from a major migraine.

Felix has barely willed it. It was almost more like instinct when a soft green glow of magic unfurled from his fingertips and sank down into Eclipse’s fur.
Perhaps it would ease the pain, though.

Eclipse felt it, not quite understanding what it was, but almost instantly relaxing a little, the quivering tension dissolving ever so slightly.

Felix felt a wave of exhaustion pass over him once again, but that was okay. Eclipse seemed to be doing a bit better.
“You okay?” he whispered.

Eclipse shook his head, a clear no, but either way he was better than before, the hint of magic from the other having eased some of the pain, and his tense muscles, though it wasn't a permanent fix.

"Okay, well… I'm here… I'll hold you until it's over," Felix promised.
He still felt little sparks of magic draining from him. He shouldn't be doing this, but here he was. It was so instinctive, though. He wanted so desperately to stop Eclipse's pain. That's all he'd wanted since they first met.

Eclipse whimpered and shook his head, realizing the magic touch was from him, the look in his eyes very firmly telling him not to waste it on him. I'm just a mixbreed mutt…. not worth it…. he thought, wincing when the next crash of thunder came.

Felix bit his lip.
"Sorry… I wasn't even thinking…" he whispered, lowering his hand until the magic ceased its flow.
Weakness set into the arm he'd been using.
"Eclipse, I'm going to meditate," he sighed, "Let me know if you need anything."
He didn't want to take his eyes off the other, but he knew this would be a better idea because of the restorative properties of him communing with the earth, plus he would put his mind just enough to sleep that he perhaps couldn't worry about Eclipse.

Eclipse nodded, ears still pinned to his skull, knowing this would be a long night.

Felix sat upright and cross-legged, folding his hands into his lap and fluttering his eyes closed. He steadied his breathing and muttered a few words in an ancient language. After this, he felt the soft, whirring buzz of magic sitting in his chest, strangely like a second heartbeat. Even from the outside, this was all evident, as a few rays of light shone from under Felix's clothes, near where his heart was.
Although it was a struggle to maintain focus at first, Felix was eventually able to enter his meditative state.

Eclipse watched him for a little while, but eventually just laid his head down, resigned to getting a sleepless night.

A little while after daybreak, Felix opened his eyes, and the buzz of magic stopped. He wasn’t completely better, but definitely better than he had been in days. Even his wounds felt like they had diminished some.
Felix crawled out of the shelter and stepped outside, where the leaves on the ground were wet, and mud sat underneath, causing his feet to sink in slightly where he stood.

Eclipse was dozing near the back of the shelter, hiving fallen asleep only about half an hour before, hours after the storm had diminished.

Felix took off his binding while Eclipse wasn't around. He did some gentle stretches of his back and chest. They hurt; they felt a little bruised in a few spots. It was probably better if he left it off, but…
He glanced back to the shelter. Why did he care about what Eclipse thought so much?

Eclipse was still asleep, his breathing slow and shallow.

After a little while- probably an hour or so, though he wasn't keeping track- Felix peeked back into the shelter and saw Eclipse was sleeping. He shrugged and decided he deserved a few more minutes.
Felix went to hitch the horses back up to the cart, which was soaking wet. After this, he returned to the shelter.
"Rise and shine," he muttered, trying not to startle the other.

Eclipse stirred, grumbling a little, still in wolf form.

Felix sighed and stepped away from the entrance.
A bit louder, he called, "It's time to get up. You can sleep on the road if you must."

Eclipse, growled softly, getting to his paws, and stretching out the kinks in his limbs, his muscles aching after staying so tense last night.

“Are you doing alright?” Felix asked, “I know you had a rough night.”

Eclipse shifted back, looking like an exhausted lump. "My head hurts like shit" he muttered.

Felix drew closer.
“Here, I can ease the pain,” he said softly.

"No.. No you already drained yourself once…" he stepped back, "I'll be fine…"

“I’ve recovered, mostly…” Felix replied, “I did some magic uh, shenanigans, I guess you could say, during the night. I’m feeling pretty okay now.”