Watched |A Watcher!Grian Au

Chapter 7

        Zeqain watched the void again, his eyes glazed with deep focus beneath his mask... Something struck him curious. He hadn't caught sight of it in the process, but witnessed the before and after... Something confused him, that he was trying to figure out... It had been some days passed since the college went down with a bang... But he-

        "Sir, what are you doing in the queen's chair?" Another watcher asked. 

        "She doesn't mind... She's been... occupied for the last few days, anyway... Now leave me, I was thinking, before I got interrupted.." Zeqain said. He sat up straighter, glancing toward his visitor with a displeased glare. The other watcher gulped slightly, bowed and left. No- Zeqain was never in command, didn't rule or was the leader of the watchers... Until late last week. He stole that tittle, rid another to get it. It was his now. He could and would use all the watchers to his advantages... but for now, he had pondering to do. For now... he questioned where the End Queen was... Her sudden absence, he wouldn't admit, worried him. They had plans... She wasn't meant to disappear. Unless... he thought. She didn't disappear... But was still... There...

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       Elenore moaned quietly, shifting her head slightly. She clenched her teeth, wincing at the pain. It certainly wasn't bad, not as worse as it would have been if she woke some days earlier. She was sore, her whole body. Sucking in a slow breath she blinked open her eyes, squinting from the sudden light. She inhaled sharply, flinching at light movement she felt on her hand. She opened her eyes more, blinking again attempting to rid her vision of blurriness. She looked around a little, once her eyes adjusted, and furrowed her brow. Where was she? Did something happen? Was she in the hospita- the college! Quickly she went to sit up, yelping in sudden pain. A hand then stopped her, making her lay back down.

        "Elenore- don't move right now, your still healing up..." Grian said, yawning. He sat back down and watched her. 

        Elenore took in a few breaths and winced again, then looked toward him. "The college... what... what happened?" she flinched. Talking hurt, deep breaths hurt... did she break a rib?

        "It blew up, in three separate places. You got caught in the..." he yawned again, stretching his tired limbs. "You got caught in the worst of it, buried under the rubble from the explosion." he said.

        "Did they find everybody... E-everybody got out safely- o-or was found and pulled out?" Elenore asked. 

        "They found everybody, yes. A couple people didn't survive... But you were lucky to, I guess..."

        "Is Mumbo alright...?"

        Grian nodded. "He's back on his feet now, his wing is in a cast." 

        "...I suspect it's been at least a few days... h-how long exactly? Since the college..." she trailed off, wincing again.

        "Three days. It's been three days... now stop talking, get some rest. You've got long recovery ahead of you." Grian said. 

        Elenore nodded a little and bit her lip, taking in a small but deep breath, closing her eyes. Within only moments she fell asleep. 

        Grian watched her still, yawning again. He laid his head back against the wall. The chair wasn't the most comfortable thing to sit on so often, but it was something. He thought for a bit, though. The shockwave from the blast should have killed her, knocking her back so hard... She would have hit her head, ending her instantly. She was that close to the explosion. She would have gone down back first, her head whiplashing from the force of it. But what happened...? Elenore very much fractured a rib, her elbow also. But she had only a minor concussion... Was she protected in some way? Did something help her in her fall? Was it possible that... she w-