Shady

"I thought he did the same to you," Aleth said dryly, though he didn't have the energy to inflect as much malice as he wanted.

Aeron threw up, feeling ill from the top of his head to the soles of his feet. Fuck this monster. He shakily forced himself to straighten his back muttered another ...

He leaned back against the wall and took a bite of his own, though his stomach clenched. He forced himself to swallow and wrapped the blanket around his chest, tucking ...

Aeron started forward nearer the commotion, hitting it with another burst of magic in an attempt to make it close its mouth. They were getting there.

Aleth pushed himself up to a sitting position to squint in the darkness. His entire body trembled with the effort. But it was a marked improvement. He sighed wearily and ...

Aeron staggered to the side, then shouted another spell at the top of his lungs -- not that he could hear himself -- trying again.

"And yet you seem no closer to getting us free than the last time I saw you."

Aeron didn't bother to see who the person was, but he hoped they'd stop stumbling around. He didn't want to risk them getting in the way. He shouted at the ...

"No," Aleth muttered, tentatively lowering his hands. "You remember what happened last time -- they'll just take all of it from all of us."

Aeron saw the motion and realized it was a human-- well, humanoid. About to be a cu-sith snack. He strode forward quickly, staff raised in front of him and drew ...

"If you keep up, I'll fucking piss on it and make you watch," Aleth snarled.

"Aw sh--" He cut himself off under his breath, glancing at Tove and gesturing for his ears. Shit, shit, shit. So much for dawn.

That sent a sharp pain through Aleth's skull. "Oh, fuck off," he groaned, grabbing his temples.

(nuuuu) Aeron squinted at their silhouette, not sure what he was looking at.

"Good for you," he spat, closing his eyes. He felt terrible.