"I'm not stressing! And I'm not even…cold." With that last word, Pasha realised that the warmth from Tucana's wings was greatly needed. As they made their way back to the palace, Pasha looked up a little at the other knight. "Would you at least let me tend to your wounds until you're able to get them healed?"
“If you’d like to… there’s nothing stopping you” he grinned as they got closer to the palace. One other knight walked out, eyeing the Pisces and the Tucana with slight worry.
“What happened to you?”
“Runaway criminal, nothing much. I can leave the search to you right—“ Tucana turned to the Knight as they walked pass each other “—Draco?”
The Dragon Constellation smiled with confidence.
“Leave that to me…” the Knight spread his sharp and cruel white wings before taking off and soaring through the night sky.
Smiling, Tucana looked up as his eyes followed the movement of the Dragon.
“He’s a loyal and honest one though some people don’t like him for his popularity” he mentioned as he turned back to Pasha.
"I didn't even know of his existence until now…" Pasha murmured, looking back at Tucana. That's when he remembered the list! He made a mental note to take another look at it later. "Okay, just for confirmation, I am allowed to tend to your wounds?" he grinned wickedly, an innocent glint in his eyes as they entered the palace.
“Absolutely” he confirmed.
As they got into the palace grounds, Tucana glanced around.
“So… in your room or mine or where?”
"Uhm…" The thought of Tucana being in his room caused a light flush to appear on his cheeks. Stop that! Concentrate! "Your room.." he replied shyly, averting his gaze from the other knight.
“Alright, follow m— oh wait…” Tucana turned to Pasha who was in his wings “… never mind” he giggled at himself.
They soon arrived in front of the Bird’s room which was on the third floor. His wings were folded as he got out his keys to open his door. To his surprise, his room was not locked.
He pulled his key out and made a confused expression.
“Weird… I’ve never left my door unlocked ever…”
(Alright, it's been long enough, time to yeet Luc back in.)
(Do it…)
Pasha didn't like the sound of that. Not one bit.
"Perhaps it slipped your mind?" he offered, trying to keep the mood somewhat positive. But then again, with everything going on there was little to be positive about, still, he would try.
“Perhaps…” he gently opened the door only to find that the lights were on.
“Alright… someone’s definitely in or was in my room earlier…” he whispered before pushing the door open all the way.
.
.
Inside was the unmoving body of a knight.
“Andromeda…” Tucana knelt down to check the Knight’s heartbeat.
“Still alive, unconscious, poison running through his veins…” the Toucan constellation stated, turning to Pasha.
“Do me a favor. Go down to the first floor and head to the nursing room, call either Eridanus or Grus up here; ideally both if they’re free”
(How, do I just have him wake up?)
(Ehhhhhh…)
A light tap came in contact with Luc’s shoulder.
“Wake up…” the spirit prince’s soft voice followed. He had been awake for a bit now but kept himself still so that he didn’t wake Luc up but now was essential that he woke up.
“There’s… something you might want to see…”
Luc grunted and rubbed his eyes, opening them after a moment of yawning. "What?" He asked groggily, voice thick with sleep. He rubbed his eyes again to get the sandmans out of them.
Isaac pointed to the pavement near where they were where a ‘bleeding statue’ stood in the middle of it.
“That… that wasn’t there when we arrived was it?” He needed confirmation. The bloody statue’s scarlet colored liquid was reflecting the light of the lampposts near it.
“… and it’s missing its head, isn’t it…”
Luc shot up, any traces of sleep gone. "No, that wasn't there." He growled eyes narrowed at the statue. "I'm going to study it, stay here please." Luc patted Isaac's head and approached it slowly, notebook already out.
The statue’s head was on the side of the pavement and had blood coming out of it as well. The face of the statue’s head had what looks to be tears flowing from their eyes. The statue’s body itself was in a kneeling position, both hands on their knees and back curved forward, looking like they’re looking up at someone or something.
There was a sound from above… a creaking sound which resembled that of a rat or a mouse more than anything judging by the force applied to make the sound.
He closed his eyes, in thought, pursing his lips before he did anything else.
I don't know where the nursing room is!
No sooner had Pasha's mind formed those words, he vanished from Tucana's room and appeared on the floor of an off-white room. His vision was a little blurred but he could make out a figure not too far from him. He curled onto his side, feeling rather motion sick, and slowly pushed himself up. "Please tell me you are either Eridanus or Grus…" his voice came out more of a croak than anything else.
The sitting figure blinked a bit before taking a sip of his tea and answering…
“I’m Grus alright… what brings you here?” The healer knight asked with a tilted head.
The statue’s head was on the side of the pavement and had blood coming out of it as well. The face of the statue’s head had what looks to be tears flowing from their eyes. The statue’s body itself was in a kneeling position, both hands on their knees and back curved forward, looking like they’re looking up at someone or something.
There was a sound from above… a creaking sound which resembled that of a rat or a mouse more than anything judging by the force applied to make the sound.
Luc backed up, trying to get a wider view of it. He jumped at the sound, heart beating quickly, he was nervous. "Something is very, very, very wrong Isa (I-Za)."
"Andromeda has been poisoned, he's in Tucana's room. Tucana is also wounded." Pasha managed to get to his feet, though his balance was off so he ended up leaning on the nearest wall. "Sorry for the sudden intrusion."
Azure nodded and shook her hand with a soft smile.
“Welcome aboard—“ he released her hand and got out somethings from his messenger bag; an earpiece, a badge, and a photograph “—now, this will be important” he mentioned as he handed her the first item; the earpiece.
“This will be our method of communicating as well as the way to communicate with our ‘seniors’; specifically Shayne who is the leader of ours but in reality, he’s just a friend who’s the strongest of the group and the one who created the idea… anyways, to contact another agent you would have to say to the earpiece ‘Speak to…’ followed by their code. For example, my code is ‘A’ so to contact me, say to the earpiece ‘Speak to A’… your code is ‘L’; both for Lata and Libra, that’s all you need to know for now about the earpiece. As you meet more agents, they’ll assist you along the way” he mentioned before turning to pick up the second item; the badge.
“This is just a souvenir from us, a symbol to show that you are in our group” he handed over the badge with a soft smile then onto the last item; the photograph.
“This will be your first mission—“ the photo was one of a woman in white “—this here is an escaped prisoner from Liestha who was spotted in Selas earlier in the day though we were unable to capture her. Your mission is to find her and contact one of us and we will do the capturing so you don’t have to risk anything on your first mission, any questions so far?”
Lata blinked a few times before taking what she was given. She began hooking the earpiece around her right ear as she spoke. "Does she have any magic or combat abilities?"
It was one thing to use magic, but another entirely to be able to maneuver through the attacks of energy and catch your foes off guard. She had plenty of experience in that category by now.
A dark figurine glided down behind Lucisan, touched his shoulder and turned him around to face them. They had their right index up to their lips, making a soft ‘shh’ sound. A black jacket, a bandage over their eyes yet they’re able to see, a scarf blocking something around their neck which was moving, and the scent of pure blood was from the figure in front of the prince.
“Keep quiet if you don’t want to end up like him…” the figure giggled softly, motioning his other hand to the stone statue.
Grus nodded as he stood up from his seat and started preparing what he needed.
“That’s fine, thank you for the heads up. If you’re tired, you can rest here for now, Eridanus has already coated the room with an invisible barrier” he mentioned, motioning to the door.
“—or would you prefer checking up on them?”
Azure looked at his notes.
“From what they told me, she has ice related abilities; being able to create low temperature environments while also being able to freeze things by simply touching them” he answered, nodding to himself as well.
“The last team failed because they were trapped in an iceberg” he added before he closed his notebook.
“As mentioned though, you don’t have to do the capturing yourself as that can be a bit too risky for a first mission”
"I'd prefer to be with them." Pasha smiled faintly, as long as he didn't have to jump again, he would be fine.
Grus, he's the Crane constellation right? He started to think about the list that Vincent had given him. He seems like a trustworthy guy, I'll have to watch him with Tucana and Andromeda just to make sure.
“Alright…” Grus eyed Pasha “…want me to help you?” He paced towards Pasha to help him up and assist him in walking.
“Eh… never mind, I’ll help you anyways” he started moving out of the room, making sure Pasha’s motions were natural so that he wouldn’t get hurt while walking. His pace was relatively slow as he didn’t want Pasha’s blood pressure to accelerate too much.
"Hey it's fine, I can walk by myself." The knight sighed, smiling a little.
Though the help was probably needed, he didn't want Grus to have to waste unnecessary energy on him. "Just out of curiosity, where is Eridanus?"
Does asking that make me seem suspicious? Pasha didn't exactly want to make it obvious that he was basically observing all the constellations, in case he actually found the two spies.