❝ there's some irony in the fact that the girl blessed with the power to heal inflicts as much pain as she does, don't you think? ❞
❝ how poetic of you, jes ❞
━━━━ 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐄'𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍 | althea tobin had a bitter taste for vengeance, sh...
fate's design act i , sticks and stone chapter one , a healer who harms
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ALTHEA TOBIN HATED CROWS.
It was terribly ironic of her, but she did. She had long campaigned to rename her beloved Crow Club as something a little more tasteful. However, due to a certain bastard of the Barrel having a fondness for the gothic creature, she'd always been rebuffed.
"For Saint's sake, get off!"
An angry squawk echoed in response to the sharp kick the crow received from having pecked at Thea's feet.
Another swooped over her head, its feet landing upon her shoulder as it made to peck at her. With a loud almost-growl, the girl writhed violently and shook off the menacing bird.
She could hear its small heart beating beneath its breast of feathers, she clenched her jaw and resisted every urge that told her to stop their beating where she stood.
It had happened before. Kaz hadn't said anything but from the fact he'd assigned her as look out on their next four jobs, she assumed he was less than impressed with her.
With another disgruntled cry, Thea threw her waffles to the ground and break into a light jog, leaving the crows happily squawking in the alley behind her pecking at the cobbled ground.
See, while Althea Tobin hated crows, they adored her.
On this occasion perhaps it might have been due to her less than charitable donation of waffles, but aside from that, there was something about her that attracted the pesky birds.
Jesper had theorised it was perhaps their similar connection to death — the gothic birds that flew in murders and loomed in graveyards, the Grisha assassin, a Healer who harmed.
