· CALL ME OUT (AUTUMN) ·

[hobbitholmes]

🎃 AUTUMN

it's a highway
highway to the dark
and a neon medusa
has got YOUR HEART

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[crystallinedreams]

[ How to put the answer to her query... ]

It was not the words that caused me pause. More so, who they were from. [ Thank the Twelve for his hood, otherwise he might come undone that very moment. ] For years have the sister Warriors of Light inspired me and acted as a beacon when nothing else could. I had simply forgotten how blunt and honest the pair of you are. However, again, I stress that it is not unwelcome.

[ Gods, will it be this difficult to refrain from things once they've properly met? He must steel himself further. They know not the horrors that await them, and he will only be able to so much until the time is right. He hopes that even then his convictions will not fail. It will be easier if she knows not his identity.

Not that he expects her to ever remember him period. ]

For now, know that I lead many who are in dire need of hope and peace. People who have seen how horrifying the world can be. You will be a ray of hope to them - your sister too - even if you do not know it.

[ Then, a tilt of his head. He could have sworn that her hair at one point... ]

Was your hair not longer and... blonde?

[ Perhaps he misremembers and that is the color her sister bore. It was many, many years ago he first saw them. ]

[elpides]

[ Oddly, that doesn't do very much to settle the feeling that she wronged him by speaking her mind. Of course, it isn't up to him to soothe her feelings; she managed to upset him and herself with her bluntness, and despite being told that she ought to bite her tongue, she still forgets that from time to time. ]

Well, I'm still sorry. I would not want to be the one who took that inspiration away.

[ Except it seems as though that's exactly what she's done. Still, there's no taking it back now, and all she can do is just apologize as she's already done.

And she's already made a mental note to keep an eye out for anyone like him as she goes on her various adventures and duties. Of course, she is reasonably certain he has tried to hold some things back, but it is always possible to read between the lines.

His latest response has her narrowing her eyes, not because of anger but more because of worry and concern. Whatever happens in his time, it certainly does not sound good.

But he's posed a question about her hair, and that is one she can answer easily enough. ]

Yes, it was, at one point. I thought that I would attempt something different, and I kept it that way for a little while.

[ Until certain things happened and it felt no longer fitting. ]

[crystallinedreams]

Believe me when I say this, K'thisru. Any opinion that you might have will not tarnish the inspiration you and your sister have left me.

[ He finally removes his hand from the top of her head and lets it rest against his side. The staff remains on his back, tucked away unneeded for now. Yet, he can start to feel the strain on his person for the magicks needed to project himself as he has. His crystal hand quivers slightly, but he is keen to hide it. ]

Ah, I see... so you are naturally dark haired like your sister. [ The Crystal Exarch tilts his head back in thought. Hm. One can never truly know ones hero if they have only met them once. ] Regardless, this look suits you more, I think. If I am not too bold to say so.

[elpides]

[ She is about to respond, both to his first statement and to his remarks on her appearance, when she hears the familiar sound of the linkpearl announcing someone is attempting to reach her. ]

I'm sorry, someone is trying to contact me. [ Most likely, it is her sister or one of the Scions, and it would be remiss of her not to answer. ]

She talks with them for a moment, before she turns her attentions back to Exarch. But instead of seeing him, all she sees is the empty space where he was standing. Looking around, it's clear that he is no longer present. Where he went, she cannot say, but evidently, their meeting has now concluded.

With no reason to remain here, she heads off to meet with the Scions, because a new problem has come up, and they require her help again. ]

[crystallinedreams]

[ He nods, his hand of flesh motioning for her to continue. ]

Of course, please, do not let me be a hindrance or burden to what must be done.

[ There had been every intent to stay and wait for her conversation to end. It would be, frankly, rude to leave without a parting of words. It would seem that fate had a different design in mind. He was too soon to contact them and therefore had pushed limits more than he ought to have. Time is not an exact science nor is it well known by even those who fore-fronted the idea.

He disappears from her side without any one notice. In reality, he had sunk down to one knee in his room which he looked out from to guide and shelter his people. The crystal room glistens with the light pouring in from the inside. The Exarch himself moves to sit properly, one hand still holding onto the staff to keep him upright.

He must try again once his strength has returned. No matter how many times it takes, he must find the Warriors of Light at the proper time. Only then can they truly know what must happen... what they must do...

The Crystal Exarch's hood slips off his head as he tilts it back. It's relieving in a way to no longer need to hide who he is within the walls of the room. His hand made of crystal flexes at the words that flow in his mind.

'I do not intend to throw all of myself into the fight and come out of it with nothing left..'

He smiles to himself. There is a gentle wisdom in her statement. ]