[OOC: This will be the final part to the Vampireās Curse Island, not an ask but whatever. Just wrapping things up. It will be under a read more]
It didnāt take more than a couple more minutes before the two arrived back at the village. The clouds threaten rain again but for the moment, there wasnāt even a drizzle. However, the mud caked their shoes and the bottom of Katyaās dress. They are greeted by the lanterns of the village and head forward. The old woman takes a glance at them, quickly doing a double take upon recognizing them.
āOh, dear Hades, you two made it out!ā The woman says, leaning heavily on her cane. Nervous Heart tensed and prepared herself for any questions that would come her way. Surprisingly, the woman didnāt press further, only shuffling out of their way. Katya brushed past immediately while NH lingered behind a little more, hesitating. She turns to look back at the forest they had come from, the dark branches almost reaching back out towards them, stretching and-
Her hands fly to her eyes, rubbing them furiously before looking back at the forest. The branches were fine, they werenāt reaching for them. She breathes deeply, pressing a hand to her forehead. As she turns her head, she makes eye contact with the older woman who looks at her with sympathy and she is quick to turn and go to catch up with Katya.
Said girl was busy roaming her gaze over the residents. Her hands were clasped tight together, sleeves draping down her arms.
āSo, how does it feel to finally be back?ā NH asks, an awkward smile on her face as they walk.
Katya lets out a huff, āAfter everything I- um, well, we have went through, Iām not sure how to feel. Relieved I guess.ā
NH looks at the girl, seeing the lingering adrenaline fueling her onward. She was certain the same could be said for herself. Resting a hand on her shoulder, she tells the girl, āSame here. But thatās the life of adventuring, I guess.ā
āItās exhaustingā¦ā Katya mutters.
āTrust me, I know,ā NH says, letting out a long sigh.
The two of them trek onward until running into a man looking distraught. NH raises an eyebrow because she thought he looked familiar, maybe passing by him on her way through the village initially. She falters, heading over to the man. āAre you okay?ā
āDoes it look like Iām okay?!ā He snaps, gesturing to his house. āMy roof is ruined!ā
āOh,ā NH says, blinking, āIām sorry to hear that. I didnāt think it was storming that bad.ā
āIt wasnāt the storms,ā he says, dragging his hands down his face. āA cannonball crashed through it! A cannonball! I canāt believe itā¦ Where did it even come from?!ā
NHās eyes widen and she feels embarrassment creeping up on her. Her eyes flick towards Bramās castle as she thins her lips, remembering her fascination with the cannon and shooting it inside the castleā¦ it couldnāt have been a different one and if it was the sameā¦
āI seeā¦ Wasā¦ anybody hurt?ā She asks, tensing slightly at her own question.
āNo, but it ruined my night,ā the man responds. NH lets out a sigh of relief. However, she ultimately decided to not tell the man about her involvement but instead would be putting in a favor to Amelia to get it fixed.
She backs away from the man and rushes back over to Katya, body tensed back up. Katya glances over with a raised eyebrow. Before she could get a word in, both of them hear a hesitant, āKatya?ā
Both of their gazes snap over to the woman who had one hand over her mouth. Katya blinks before rushing forward. Her mother immediately braced for impact as Katya ran forward, embracing her tight.
āMom, Iām so glad to see you!ā Katya says, smiling wide.
āI am too,ā her mother responds, leaning back and checking Katya over. āAre you hurt anywhere?ā
āNo, mom, Iām fine,ā Katya insists as her head is tilted from different angles. āWell, better now.ā
Her mother finally relents on the checking before looking over at Nervous Heart. She smiles and says, āThank you for bringing Katya home. I cannot tell you how grateful I am.ā
NH rubs the back of her head, blushing from the praise, āWell, I donāt deserve all of the credit, Katya was a lot of help herself! She even saved me.ā
āYeah!ā NH continues, āSheās very brave, and thatās a lot more than what I can say from othersā¦ thatās admirable.ā
Katya, upon hearing this, blinks and turns around. NH shrugs and continues, āAlthough Iām not encouraging the wholeā¦ā she gestures around, āsituation here.ā
āWell, she wonāt be doing that again,ā her mother says, crossing her arms. āNot unless she wants to be grounded for life.ā
āNope! Definitely not!ā Katya immediately responds, a nervous laugh escaping her, glancing between her mother and NH.
NH smiles at the two before noticing the sunrise shining through the clouds. She lets out a long sigh and says, āWell, I should be hurrying back home.ā
āOh, are you sure you donāt want to come inside to rest for a minute?ā Katyaās mother asks, one hand resting on her daughterās shoulder.
NH scratches her cheek at the offer and declines, āThat sounds nice but I really should head back right away-ā
Before she could finish, sheās wrapped in a tight embrace. She blinks and glances down.
āYou better visit!ā Katya tells her with a wide grin. NH smiles and pats the girlās back.
āHah, sure, I can do that.ā She says awkwardly,
After exchanging bids of farewell with the two, NH heads back to her blimp and climbs aboard. She finally lets her weariness get the better of her as she collapses into the basket.
āUgh, okayā¦ā she says, letting out a long breath and rubbing her eyes. Her body was aching and her eyes stung. She keeps muttering to herself, āCome on, stay awake just a little longer.ā
She forces herself to start flying her blimp back to her island despite how airsick she was starting to feel, itās been awhile since sheās felt that. After some time, she is able to find a spot to land the blimp. Upon recognizing the surroundings, she slumped forward, resting her head on her arms.
āFinally back homeā¦ā she sighs out.
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