[ She couldn't see... she didn't want to see what the creature above them was doing, and the possible destruction that carried along within its summoning.
This was the power she was given... the reason why she was here...
But she didn't let those thoughts consume her now. The only thought that repeated in her head time and time again- what she whispered and hoped for- was the protection of Eustace. And while her body may not be able to do much in terms of a shield... she knew, at this moment, that his life was something she wanted to keep safe.
Her body tensed with the impact of the waves as hands desperately clasped around him. Her mind was foggy, clouded with the buzzing and the noises and the panic... but somehow, someway, the presence of the boy she was up against made all those noises fade away.
Lyria couldn't hear the screams, couldn't feel the water against her skin... no, only the warmth that Eustace's body gave off was the only sense she could latch on to. It was the presence she focused on as her eyes squeezed closed.
And then eventually no other noises remained. ]
...?
[ Quietly, wordlessly, Lyria will slowly begin to peel her eyes open to realize that Eustace was holding her in his arms. She could faintly begin to feel the brisk air of the ice that formed around them but being in such a daze her eyes could only now just begin to look around with what little visibility she had from cowering into his chest. She's not daring to move, not yet. Her body clinging and almost refusing to let go of him.
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This was the power she was given... the reason why she was here...
But she didn't let those thoughts consume her now. The only thought that repeated in her head time and time again- what she whispered and hoped for- was the protection of Eustace. And while her body may not be able to do much in terms of a shield... she knew, at this moment, that his life was something she wanted to keep safe.
Her body tensed with the impact of the waves as hands desperately clasped around him. Her mind was foggy, clouded with the buzzing and the noises and the panic... but somehow, someway, the presence of the boy she was up against made all those noises fade away.
Lyria couldn't hear the screams, couldn't feel the water against her skin... no, only the warmth that Eustace's body gave off was the only sense she could latch on to. It was the presence she focused on as her eyes squeezed closed.
And then eventually no other noises remained. ]
...?
[ Quietly, wordlessly, Lyria will slowly begin to peel her eyes open to realize that Eustace was holding her in his arms. She could faintly begin to feel the brisk air of the ice that formed around them but being in such a daze her eyes could only now just begin to look around with what little visibility she had from cowering into his chest. She's not daring to move, not yet. Her body clinging and almost refusing to let go of him.
D... did they win? ]