Since handing the blade over, Cinnabar has retreated closer to the doorway than to Obsidian. They’re content to just stand there, arms curled around their slender frame so tight they might disappear in on themself.
“It should. I mean, I think it should. Red Beryl said so.”
They’re made keenly aware of the mercury oozing from their skin, how it rises to orbit their head. They must look so vile!
“You don’t… You don’t have to give me a blade. You worked so hard on them, I don’t want to ruin it…”
“Hmm...that’s kind of cool, isn’t it? A mass-destructive bioweapon,” they hum, taking a cloth to gingerly wipe off the thick substance without it reaching their fingers. “You could use this, I think. Against the Lunarians, you know? we’ve never tried something like it.” Verbally, their focus on battle is clear, but in reality, they pity the other- an existence too dangerous for others, useful only for hurting.
“Has Sensei told you exactly what it is yet...?” The question is rhetorical, of course. They had barely a semblance of doubt that he could analyze such a distinct-looking poison, but speaking about it was easily capable of bringing either of them pain.
“It’s okay, Cinnabar. You’re really young, aren’t you? you have plenty of time to figure it out. And we have plenty of blades.”