[ Perhaps it is because Alkaid's ministrations have slowly begun encouraging his aether to move, no matter how hard the primal tries to keep a firm grip on both him and the substance; of course, his aether is still very much stagnant, but at least a shift has started.
Or perhaps what happens next is a phenomenon unrelated to the movement of his aether, but the fact remains that even the smallest of movements that Alkaid makes stirs up a response in Aymeric as well, even though he remains asleep. He continues reaching for her, shifting his position on the bed as if trying to get closer to her once more. The swirling images from his dreams continue, each one ending the same way: with Alkaid disappearing from view.
This could all be his mind's way of pushing back against the primal's refusal to even consider letting the Warrior of Light in, or it could be the primal further trying to pull Aymeric away from those subconscious desires.
His breathing remains deep and even, but his sleeping form tenses and contracts as if responding to Alkaid's own stress and apprehension because of whatever is transpiring outside the room.
Then, an image bursts unbidden into Aymeric's churning dreams, and this one is so distressing that a fresh wave of tears flows from his eyes. He may be fighting back against the primal, but this is not a one-sided fight. Instead of trying and failing to find Alkaid before she vanishes, this time, he finds her, but it is still far too late to save her. Something or someone has taken her life, and although Aymeric tries desperately to reach out to her, she is beyond recalling or restoring.
Aymeric's distress only rises because of the horrors he is being forced to see, but that is not the only thing that compels him to reach for Alkaid, to pull himself even closer to her. It is not the smoothest of efforts, but the arms that reached desperately for her now lower to circle around her waist as best as they can. Her continued stress is stirring up a reaction in Aymeric as well, and he only wishes to comfort her and perhaps find a small amount of comfort for himself too. ]
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Or perhaps what happens next is a phenomenon unrelated to the movement of his aether, but the fact remains that even the smallest of movements that Alkaid makes stirs up a response in Aymeric as well, even though he remains asleep. He continues reaching for her, shifting his position on the bed as if trying to get closer to her once more. The swirling images from his dreams continue, each one ending the same way: with Alkaid disappearing from view.
This could all be his mind's way of pushing back against the primal's refusal to even consider letting the Warrior of Light in, or it could be the primal further trying to pull Aymeric away from those subconscious desires.
His breathing remains deep and even, but his sleeping form tenses and contracts as if responding to Alkaid's own stress and apprehension because of whatever is transpiring outside the room.
Then, an image bursts unbidden into Aymeric's churning dreams, and this one is so distressing that a fresh wave of tears flows from his eyes. He may be fighting back against the primal, but this is not a one-sided fight. Instead of trying and failing to find Alkaid before she vanishes, this time, he finds her, but it is still far too late to save her. Something or someone has taken her life, and although Aymeric tries desperately to reach out to her, she is beyond recalling or restoring.
Aymeric's distress only rises because of the horrors he is being forced to see, but that is not the only thing that compels him to reach for Alkaid, to pull himself even closer to her. It is not the smoothest of efforts, but the arms that reached desperately for her now lower to circle around her waist as best as they can. Her continued stress is stirring up a reaction in Aymeric as well, and he only wishes to comfort her and perhaps find a small amount of comfort for himself too. ]