Alternate Realities

Leaning on Shoulders - Mare, Kilorn

Tumblr Prompt on touching.

Mare hovered at the alley entrance. She turned her head and both wanted to look away but couldn't help but watch. She squirmed and flinched weighing the odds of her intervention helping at all. Fortunately, his assailants were less interested in damage than proving their point and after one final kick, they left him heaving against the wall.

Mare kept close to the wall, flattening herself as they passed. Once by them, she rushed forward. Kilorn was already making it to his feet with heavy reliance on the bricks. She took his elbow and put a hand on his back. Taking his time, he checked himself for broken bones (of which he had none) and bruises (of which he had many). Mare checked him for blood, guiding his shirt tail to his nose and the corner of his right eye.

Wordlessly, they agreed it was time to move. Kilorn let her arm circle his waist and put his arm across her shoulder, leaning into her to counter the ache in his left knee.

"So, Kilorn, what did we learn today?"

"Don't bet on the Telky?" Mare pushed on him, he groaned.

"How about, don't bet with money you don't have?"

"Right, that..." he coughed.