[ It's just the hint of a jerk forward, the twitch of her hand to hold out. It's like two equal forces are working on her, wrenched forward by strings of fate, feet anchored in her past.
Her fists curl tightly, fingers biting into the meat of her palms. She does not help him up. ]
Yes, but who are they?
[ Annoyed now. Those are all things she had been told as well when dragged down. For some reason, she just assumed he must know more. Some legend or explanation or anything.
Because the alternative is he really is as helpless as the rest of them. ]
no subject
Her fists curl tightly, fingers biting into the meat of her palms. She does not help him up. ]
Yes, but who are they?
[ Annoyed now. Those are all things she had been told as well when dragged down. For some reason, she just assumed he must know more. Some legend or explanation or anything.
Because the alternative is he really is as helpless as the rest of them. ]