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In the morning, Isabella does her best to extricate herself without prematurely waking Adarin. They don't need to leave on anything like a tight schedule.
She's not nearly graceful enough to reliably manage this, of course.
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dark_light
"No, it's sweet. It'd be silly if you were insisting on being the test subject in spite of my cogent points."
prodigal_miser
"I am trying to think of valid arguments for me to be test subject anyway. I've been entertaining the idea of tying me with a rope and maybe dragging me back if I fall out of the sky, but... Sudden gravity could react badly with things."
dark_light
"That and me and Ranata aren't going to win any weightlifting competitions. You aren't enormous, but I'd bet very little on our ability to haul you through a portal via rope."
prodigal_miser
He snorts a little. "I did not say that. You're the one that said it, I didn't bring up your and your mother's abilities to haul things."
He's still worried, though.
He's still worried, though.
prodigal_miser
"You are being very reasonably paranoid," he says, hugging back. "You are delightfully reasonable and I'm worried for your safety."
dark_light
"Well, are you going to think of a better way to conduct the test in the next few days, or should we go do it now?"
prodigal_miser
"... Alright. Then - then now, I guess. Or I will stew and slowly get more and more worried."
dark_light
She stands on her tiptoes to kiss him, and then collects Ranata, who brings her own cloud-pine and packed lunches and leaves Castarilan perched on one of Kesathi's ears.
prodigal_miser
Kisses. Slightly distracted and worried kisses, but they're kisses. Adarin composes a teleportation spell, and then they're off to the portal, Path and Vern in tow.
Adarin is antsy the entire time.
Adarin is antsy the entire time.
dark_light
Isabella gestures illustratively at the house to Ranata, and then says to Adarin, "After you."
prodigal_miser
He nods, picks up Vern, and murmurs a reminder of the spell to fly. He floats up, and goes through the portal. It's cold and he's not dressed for it at all, but he officially does not care.
Isabella is possibly in danger, and he can't think of a valid reason to get her out of it.
Isabella is possibly in danger, and he can't think of a valid reason to get her out of it.
dark_light
Isabella and Path line themselves up.
She comes through the portal -
And Path glides after her, and lands neatly on the tail of her branch.
She comes through the portal -
And Path glides after her, and lands neatly on the tail of her branch.
prodigal_miser
Adarin checks on her as soon as humanly possible.
"Isabella? Isabella, are you alright?" he says, a hint of worry and panic in his tone.
"Isabella? Isabella, are you alright?" he says, a hint of worry and panic in his tone.
prodigal_miser
Hug. So many hugs.
That was - that was scary.
"You're absolutely certain? Nothing - no weirdness, no after-effects...?" asks Adarin, hovering. Literally, but also emotionally.
That was - that was scary.
"You're absolutely certain? Nothing - no weirdness, no after-effects...?" asks Adarin, hovering. Literally, but also emotionally.
prodigal_miser
"It's entirely possible that you might not have been," he informs her, clinging a little. "And I worry."
Because he loves her.
... And if something had gone wrong there, she never would have known. Hell, they're in New Kystle, the land of his nightmares, with the group of people collectively responsible for making most of his life suck. Something could go wrong here.
"I love you," he whispers.
Because he loves her.
... And if something had gone wrong there, she never would have known. Hell, they're in New Kystle, the land of his nightmares, with the group of people collectively responsible for making most of his life suck. Something could go wrong here.
"I love you," he whispers.
prodigal_miser
He smiles. He doesn't have words for how overjoyed he is. When you speak three languages and have a translation spell to help with any others, that's... Quite a lot.
"Good, because if you didn't I would have launched into an entire awkward 'It's okay you don't have to respond in kind right now, I just thought you should know with no demands attached' conversation."
Hugs. Just - hugs.
"Good, because if you didn't I would have launched into an entire awkward 'It's okay you don't have to respond in kind right now, I just thought you should know with no demands attached' conversation."
Hugs. Just - hugs.
dark_light
"Well, I had a while to think about it, you actually said it this morning while you were all groggy."