In truth, he does not wish to know, dread spreading poisoned and cavernous in the trove between his ribs with sickly, biting certainty. Whatever waits in the well is either beloved or tragic, and neither of these two things will mean an easier time of reaching it. He has learned this much.
No matter. He tugs, so that they might proceed towards it, come what may, their feet fumbling, and in the sudden excess of his zeal — and while overestimating his balance — he ends up squarely propelling himself far too close to the deck's nearby, crumbling railing.
It does not break with him. That is the good news.
The less advantageous observation comes when his gaze casts beyond the ship, and he sees the sirens didn't flee the scene below — they moved around the hull and, taking advantage of the high tide, are now attempting to use the ropes cast over the ship to board it, while the waters allow them. )
It was not a new threat. ( He hisses and starts them toward the well again. ) But an opportunity. Run.
( ...well, at least they're making their way to the well at a much prompter pace than he'd initially anticipated. )
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( He does not wish to answer.
In truth, he does not wish to know, dread spreading poisoned and cavernous in the trove between his ribs with sickly, biting certainty. Whatever waits in the well is either beloved or tragic, and neither of these two things will mean an easier time of reaching it. He has learned this much.
No matter. He tugs, so that they might proceed towards it, come what may, their feet fumbling, and in the sudden excess of his zeal — and while overestimating his balance — he ends up squarely propelling himself far too close to the deck's nearby, crumbling railing.
It does not break with him. That is the good news.
The less advantageous observation comes when his gaze casts beyond the ship, and he sees the sirens didn't flee the scene below — they moved around the hull and, taking advantage of the high tide, are now attempting to use the ropes cast over the ship to board it, while the waters allow them. )
It was not a new threat. ( He hisses and starts them toward the well again. ) But an opportunity. Run.
( ...well, at least they're making their way to the well at a much prompter pace than he'd initially anticipated. )