[ she'll tell him if he does, that she'd turned from the fight after getting injured to see him on the ground, his lantern empty of light. she'd screamed, clung to him, eventually having to be dragged away by someone (she still doesn't know who). the trip back and the past few days had been a blur; she remembers getting sick again from the trip and decompression and forcing herself through it to get back to the labs to restore him, she remembers coming back to the hotel to find the tree spirit and bring him with her to the church to wait and pray for his return. anything more specific she has to reach for. ]
Yes. And stitches. [ but she's sure he can tell that, and she's way more concerned with his state than hers. she sits beside him, the less damaged hand brushes over his face again, tries to look into his eyes when he mentions feeling woozy. had something gone wrong? did she make a mistake, or is there a limit on how many times can be brought back, and how quickly?
the tree spirit whines again, patting urgently at her knee, and that and matthew's questioning draws her attention away from him and to the treeby. ]
What is it? [ the tree points underneath the bench of the pew, where matthew's lantern is flickering. elektra's heartbeat feels like it freezes in her chest, her gaze flicking back to matthew's face again for a moment, and her hand moves to hold his again as she moves to check it.
for a moment, when she first gets sight of it, it looks as if it's flickering dangerously. but then it's gone, back to burning steadily. ]
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Yes. And stitches. [ but she's sure he can tell that, and she's way more concerned with his state than hers. she sits beside him, the less damaged hand brushes over his face again, tries to look into his eyes when he mentions feeling woozy. had something gone wrong? did she make a mistake, or is there a limit on how many times can be brought back, and how quickly?
the tree spirit whines again, patting urgently at her knee, and that and matthew's questioning draws her attention away from him and to the treeby. ]
What is it? [ the tree points underneath the bench of the pew, where matthew's lantern is flickering. elektra's heartbeat feels like it freezes in her chest, her gaze flicking back to matthew's face again for a moment, and her hand moves to hold his again as she moves to check it.
for a moment, when she first gets sight of it, it looks as if it's flickering dangerously. but then it's gone, back to burning steadily. ]