@cloudpools { A Wrinkle in Normalcy }
It was odd... in fact, the few moments ago felt like a blur than anything. From between his arrival at this particular village to following his objective in infiltrating the tower, Orus had been tasked with a simple mission assigned to him by a generous benefactor that hired him: Kidnap and hold the Sun Child hostage until further instructions.
Granted, usually these kind of underground requests were saved for an elite assassin- but Orus is much more than just a normal assassin. He's a pro at what he does, a notable Killer of Kings, one might highlight. If it were anyone in a position of power that needed to be taken out, one would opt to grab him in order to do the deed without any fingerprints or detection needed.
However... something went wrong, in a way. Within a blink of a moment in between him slipping through the window and finding himself surrounded by guards, Orus had miraculously weaved his way out of the village with the Sun Child securely binded in his arms. He felt bad for knocking her out with a poison that induced temporary sleep, but he needed to do it.
When he had entered a clearing just a little ways from the Village, the tower still within view in the horizon, Orus had settled onto his knee and placed the Sun Child onto the ground, leaning up against a sturdy tree.
He felt sick. Not for what he's done, but for some oddity that he couldn't really understand. Biting his lip, he takes note at the fact that the other is beginning to stir.
He can't make anymore of the powder to put her back to sleep, so he decides to weakly take a breath while watching her begin to open her eyes. Hopefully she'll realize that she's definitely not in a position to argue or fight him, his eyes narrowing to appear unbothered by her.
"You're awake, good. You're my hostage now, so you can either follow my commands or try testing me. You're the Sun Child, so they say. Are you able to give me your name?"
A simple inquiry to, HOPEFULLY, balance out the rather bleak position he intentionally had put her in.