💏 for Archer and Jewel, if you’d like?
…because yours is running out of time.
Archer had never known fear like this, at least not for a long time. The sounds of battle still echoed behind him as he sprinted along the riverside. The only thing louder than the pounding of his heart were the rapids themselves as his eyes scanned the area, keeping track of the figure being swept away by the water.
A bandit ambush on their travelling group had led to her falling into the river, possibly wounded, and being swept away in the currents. His feet carried him faster than he’d ever run before, and he didn’t even hesitate as the land began to run out and he dove into the water after her.
He’d catch up to her. He’d wrap his arm around her and pull her onto his back as best he could, but not in time to keep from being pulled over the edge of a waterfall. Archer held onto her, until the impact sent his world spinning.
He broke the surface a few moments later, coughing water up from his lungs. His body ached from the exertion and the cold water, but even so, he dragged Jewel to the shore of the lake they’d ended up in. He ensured that she was set down gently before he fell to his hands and knees, leaning over her.
“Jewel...? C’mon kitten.. open your eyes...” He rasps, before taking hold of her jaw and pressing his lips to hers, hoping to save her before her time ran out.
