Tyranny: Onwards

Chapter 90- Rest and Relax

"Um, I never really thought to give it one..." He trails off in slight shock but also a gladness for Rin plain on him.

"Do you Luzumi have your own language?" Rin inquires curiously still with a grin.

As they speak Aegis takes me aside, kneels in the snow, and blasts heavy fires through it and makes the stone beneath completely dry. The ring he makes in the white is a fair size as he motions me to lay down in the sort of nest. Underneath my back and through my clothing warmth emits from the grey smooth stone comfortingly.

I sigh in trust, trying to make my face show what I'm feeling, but it refuses to move, so I just decide to chill and relax in this bare patch of peace now so rare. His eyes so fluorescent green reveal kindness and my muscles undo themselves further, a silence of such beauty surrounds us in safety.

Aegis's now white hair shifts perfectly in the breeze against the deep blues above so gloriously enormous and complex, so vast and simple too. His eyes reflect the colours of patient spring with so many hues and shades to be absorbed by anyone trying to see it all. He closes his eyes smoothly, put his hands wide over me and takes a few deep and calm breaths. On one exhale the sweet warmth so unique to him ebbs gradual and calming into me.

All pain from my ribs is noted by the flow and I sense it being mended again and more sternly, then all the shallow scratches about me seal up cleanly, deeper ones are covered and healed with more time. Each breath feels so much more pure and easy now, as though the air has been filtered or cleaned in some way or another.

Cold I was, yet now I am so calm and peaceful, in pain I was, yet now I am at such ease, a mess was my mind from Kol and lost in my thoughts, but now it is all organized and tranquil.

Feeling refreshed and renewed after he removes his hands with a still blank face, I sit up, knowing my face is also so blank. He helps me to sit up still and supports me as though I'm a porcelain doll; I am embarrassed to admit this makes me want to cry and scream, but also so full of joy. The pain to again have someone care about me so much and trust me, yet knowing that both of us are aware how one sided it is...oh how lovely and sweet the scent of care preformed, how fair the feeling, how thorough the repair to my mind and heart it offers. I wish I could feel like this far more often, yet know the effect would then wear off...or would it?

Maybe I'll never know, but maybe I'm just not made to ever find out. I do not need to learn everything there is to life, because only certain lessons will apply to me, and that's okay.

"Better?" He asks me and I nod thankful for his presence of peace and of calm.

Me and Aegis have never had to exchange many words at all to completely understand one another, the sense of being so understood by another human is so new and foreign to me, but I must say I think I do enjoy it.

Noises come back so gently, and my ears have no troubles sorting them and taking it all in; the voices of Hester, Rin, and Phoenix. Rin's so sweet and hopeful always, Hester's so relaxed and quiet but somewhat stern, Phoenix's with its forever hint of joy and fiery excitement. Now I understand how much I rely on them and need them.

"Yeah, much better, thank you." I thank Aegis and he takes my hand so sweetly and carefully helps me up to my feet with an arm around me and lightly griping my left side as he is on my right.

Still I am weak and weary, my injuries need much rest for they are graver than I knew before, so Aegis knowing my mind as usual keeps my hand and his other around me, melting a path for us over to the others having some sort of word battle about naming the Phoenix.

"My pleasure," Aegis reassures me as we settle on Blaze's other side from the others. Hester still has the staff with its eternal fire, and Rin is laughing hysterically while Phoenix fumes red now.

"Rin, come here now," Aegis summons her and she goes with him, laying where I was, and for some reason, I get this pit in my stomach, not wanting her to feel as I did or have the exact same experiences with Aegis because I felt mine were and always have been so special and unique. But right now I'd much rather stay at peace in relaxation and try to help Blaze.

"Is there anything I can do?" Phoenix turns to me with his determined face and smile of confidence.

"Nah! I got this, don't you worry," He speaks smoothly as a droplet of shadow falling from a spout of darkness. I nod and settle in, as Aegis has now cleared this area to warmed stone as well.

Blaze's cloak is purely red, but not from blood, for nothing stains them nor scratches them. His clothes beneath are scraggly and a mess, torn and dirty, blood splotches them and taints my nose with the scent. I see deep gashes very slowly closing up and healing over. He has so many wounds it's a gift he's still alive, an impossibility really.

Rin and Aegis return and Aegis has left his cloak around Rin, he sits next to me.

"Why is his cloak red?" I question.

"It knows that Blaze is in danger, so it tries to be bright and get someone's attention, it will stay like this until he is stable again." Phoenix answers softly.

Now a deal less blood manages to escape his shell of skin and the bone has been smoothed where his left arm was taken.