[private] take a look in the mirror

[Altissima]

His further explanation of the alliance rings the faintest of bells but it is still nothing that Altissima is familiar with. “Battle seems like an odd place to find honour.” She remarks in an unimpressed tone, though there is amusement in her eyes. For a moment, anyway, because she freezes a little when he mentions the world going dark and her face slips into a frown. He’d said it softly, which may have been a kindness, but she cannot help but wonder whether he had been involved in that final round - had he helped to bring about the darkness that had nearly killed her? But she doesn’t ask this, not yet, it is pushed to the back of her mind where it can fester. For now she’s too distracted to linger on those thoughts, as important as they feel. Tarian gives her permission to try to heal him and she’s eager to do so. And when he mentions not glowing again, a small laugh escapes her. “Well you’re going to glow a little, I am working with light, after all.” She points out as her violet eyes dance before she turns her attention back to the leg. “Idiot.” She says again just before her muzzle brushes against his hip in the slightest of touches. So soft that even she isn't totally sure she made contact, and soft enough if he wasn’t watching he may not even know it happened. She doesn’t look over to check, doesn’t let herself wonder what she just did, before she pulls her head back a few inches and surrounds them both with the last bits of sunlight available on this day. And then it condenses on his leg as her attention focuses, turning the whole limb luminescent. No matter how she slides the light over his silver skin, it does not heal. There may be some relief and comfort in the heat that the light brings, like he had been basking in the sun, but nothing more magical than that. “Any better?” She asks when she releases the light and dusk falls a little bit thicker around them like her disappointment. There is a small frown of concentration darkening her indigo gaze as she finally glances over to him. “Or at least tell me I didn’t make it worse.”

artwork by cal

@[Tarian]