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

Started November 04, 2019 by @Becfromthedead group

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Eclipse chose that moment to shift, transforming into a large, but rather thin and beat up wolf, creeping under the shelter of the trees he lay close to Felix for warmth.

Felix pulled away a few inches, shivering. He took off his drenched cloak to start with and laid it behind his bag. Then, he took his hair down from its ponytail, and it fell over his shoulders, tangled and wet with rain.

Eclipse watched him tiredly, but said nothing as he closed his eyes.

Felix watched for signs that Eclipse might be asleep, and once he was fairly certain, he changed into his dry clothes and draped his wet ones over parts of the thicket. Thank the gods he could finally get that damned binding off and get into something comfortable.
Then, Felix curled up on the ground and tried to sleep, but it was almost harder sleeping next to a stranger than it was sleeping alone.

Eclipse shivered slightly as he slept. His sleep was fitful, but he didn't wake despite the pouring rain around them.

Felix finally did manage to sleep, but he was in and out of sleep all night. The rest was tainted by strange dreams and shockingly cold air, but it would have to be enough to carry on the next day.
When he woke up for good, the sun was already most of the way up.

Eclipse was still fitfully asleep, though one wrong move ad he'd be woken up.

Felix peered out of the thicket to see the rain had stopped, although water droplets still occasionally dripped from trees overhead. He got up out of the dense plants and stood up, then started doing some stretches. He decided to wait a little bit for Eclipse to wake, but if he didn't wake soon, Felix would wake him instead.

Eclipse didn't wake, still sleeping fitfully, occasionally letting out a low whine.

After a bit, Felix sighed and muttered something to himself, annoyed.
"Didn't want to have to do this," he sighed before stepping back towards the thicket and shaking Eclipse lightly.

Eclipse jolted almost as soon as the other touched him, shifting back and scooting away, a frightened look in his eyes. He calmed a little after a few moments realizing he wasn't in the palace anymore, but he was still breathing erratically.

"Aw… Oh… Nightmares?" Felix whispered, "Sorry about that."

"N-No… thought… thought you were someone else…" he mumbled quietly.

"Oh, okay," Felix said, "Well, it's probably a good idea to get going soon. We can leave when you're ready. Take some time to get up and stretch, or do whatever, if you need to."

Eclipse hummed softly, getting to his feet. "I'm good to go whenever…" he said softly.

"Alright, then," Felix replied, "We shouldn't have to travel quite as far today. I need to stop in a town, and we should be there before dusk, if we're exactly where I think we are."

Eclipse nodded, waiting for him to move first.

Felix made sure he had his belongings together and forged ahead.
"How are your injuries today?" he asked as he started forwards, "That bruise is looking nasty, but it looks like it's probably healing."

Eclipse hummed, "o worse than usual…" he said softly, wondering how the other hadn't noticed the cuts on his back when he had shifted.

Felix, having been very preoccupied with his own issues and also having been practically blind at night, did not notice the actual cuts on Eclipse's back, but he definitely did notice some degree of pain when the half wolf moved, prompting him to ask.
"Well, let me know if you want me to perform any more healing spells. Little ones here and there are a pretty simple task."

Eclipse shook his head, "I'm fine.." he said softly, not wanting to trouble the other any further.

"If you say so. Don't be afraid to ask. I'm more than happy to assist you," Felix insisted.
He pulled his hair back into a bun just above the nape of his neck.
"Once I run this errand, we should be home free. We can go as far away as you want, and we'll be able to start new lives."

Eclipse nodded, not saying anything in reply, hoping his father's guards didn't catch him in that same period of time.

(Yeah, skipping sounds good. Would you mind starting? Writing eclipse in this stat is requiring more thought than I expected.