#stellarfates

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   ❝ Wanted to? I believe I already have. ❞     He’s already claimed his territory at this point. Tighnari leans back, adjusting himself ever slight to find a more comfortable position that accommodates both of them. His ears fall lax, purely content with his actions. 

   However, he’s willing to make it up to the man after leaving him no choice. The scholar squirms again, this time to sift through the contents of his bag before drawing out his personal TCG deck.        ❝ I was planning to make a new deck — why don’t you help me, since you’re stuck here? ❞ @stellarfates : cont

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          ❛ what aren’t you telling me? ❜       𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 : @stellarfates

Tighnari visibly hesitates, sighing in resignation. Truth be told, he doesn’t like withholding information from Cyno, it leaves him with guilt and remorse stirring in the pit of his stomach, even when it’s over something minuscule like this. 

❝ Collei’s fallen ill — it’s nothing to fret over, just the flu. She’s on bed rest right now, and I’ve been giving her medication I’ve prepared for her. She’ll be back to normal within a few days. We decided against telling you because we didn’t want you to worry when your workload is quite heavy these days. But then you came to visit. ❞       At that point, it’s near impossible not to notice the young trainee’s absence.   

❝ I take full responsibility for not alerting you sooner. ❞

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      ❛ if you won’t take care of yourself, then who will? ❜       𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 : @stellarfates

❝ You, evidently! ❞       Tighnari hisses, thrashing wildly. His efforts are futile, he’s already aware. He’s been tossed over General Mahamatra’s shoulder like a petulant child, or a sack of potatoes. Collei’s sudden absence has been noted ; it's easy to deduce exactly who has been in Cyno’s ear, drawing attention to the fact that maybe, just MAYBE the botanist has been overworking himself again.

He’s been steadily hurtling toward exhaustion, notable in the heaviness of his body, that weighted feeling with every step he takes. His days recently have been particularly long, and draining, busy enough to leave the forest watcher little time to himself. He tried to mask the growing fatigue around Collei, though it appears he slipped up at one point, otherwise, she wouldn’t have ratted him out.    

The betrayal still stings. 

❝ I’m fine, Cyno, I assure you. Collei is just overreacting. If you put me down, I’ll rest shortly. There are just a few things I have left to attend to. ❞       Reasoning will be in vain, Cyno is stubborn in his own right, but still, he has to try.