Lioness of Prideless
Played by violetta

helayne wondered if this was insanity. if she was mentally weak and imagined the event like the nervous wreck that she was. it kept running through her head. again, and again. the rock beneath the lioness' paws cracked open like a delicate egg. she was sucked in. helly had yet to see her again. that happened, she knew it did. but, the woman didn't even pause to see if there was shock on anyone else's faces, she ran, as fast as possible to escape what could've happened only in her head.

and yet, her paw pads still tingled. her muscles still quivered with the force of those vibrations. the evidence was in her shivering body. for the last few hours, she was only focused on escape; helayne scaled-down Mount Crescentia far quicker than she went up. her rushed steps sent her past the catacombs, she spared nothing but a glance for the pitch-black descent — as if she was foolish enough to go down there — it didn't even cross her mind that the challenger might've been sucked down there. in her mind, the other lioness was dead.

dead, not dead, oh no. she gasped, a shuddery breath that seemed to get stuck in her throat. perched on the edge of water, hela stared into the unrealistically blue water. a reflection of the sky? it was gloomy today, and yet the water seemed so clear. so fresh. she waded a few feet into the lake, letting the cool relax her tense muscles. it sunk into her curls, made her fur feel weighted, heavy. heavier than her panicked thoughts. another breath, her eyes closed, her quarters sat in the deep water - it was up to her shoulders. the woman cared little for her surroundings, this was her temporary peace. would she be allowed to enjoy it?

set a few hours after 'unwakeable'
@Cairidan


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