the days that bind us

[exequy]

WHO: Lots of people
WHAT: Recovering lost phylacteries
WHEN: Guardian 23, 9:44
WHERE: The Storm Coast
NOTES: Violence! OOC post over here.

All signs point to the Storm Coast, and once scouts have narrowed down the location it's only a short journey across the Waking Sea to move a small force onto the rocky coast. They row ashore just after dawn in driving rain, and follow the beach for at least a mile before finding a path that actually reaches the top of the cliff. The rain fades to a drizzle but the day remains relentlessly overcast as they hike toward their goal, grey and dim even at noon, with a raw breeze off the water.

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[ichaer]

"Or what?" Speaking of stubborn mabari.

Ciri might as well be one considering the amount of time she has kept to Inessa's side during this entire debacle. It would be hard pressed to see her anywhere else but close by and that hasn't changed since their arrival on the Storm Coast. Yet she knows that'll be changing soon once she heads off with the others to get inside and take care of whomever (or whatever) is standing guard over the missing phylacteries.

Stepping closer, she pushes strands of wet hair back and presses a kiss to her friend's forehead.

"All of this is almost over." She says as she pulls back, brushing strands of her own wet hair out of her face. "Just trust in me, okay?"

[circleprodigy]

Ciri's voice snaps her out of that mental fog, at least for the moment. That she can manage even the faintest of smiles feels like a minor miracle, even as it doesn't reach her eyes. The tension has her too wound up to truly relax, though the promise of an end -of some kind- is enough to get her to nod.

"I do, with my life. Always. That's the only way I survived Weisshaupt, and that's the only way I'll survive this. Without you -or this bottomless pit- I don't know if I would have lasted this far." Said bottomless pit wags his tail and leans into his mistress, prompting an ear scratch before he settles down on the ground. It's okay, he's not expecting to be the center of attention right now, not when Inessa's in pain.

"But I also don't want your hurt or worse, because of me. I couldn't bear that." She straightens a little and casts a Barrier over them. It won't last long, but she'll keep doing it as much as need be, if it means her companions are safe from a fireball or entropic cloud.