One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

[frumpyface]

Who: Erk and Saber.
What: Erk needed some time alone to think. And there was always that spot where Agrias trained and he meditated. No one else ever went there...
Where: The forest.
When: May 11th.
Warnings: None.

Comments

[britishlionking]

Or so Erk thought. In actuality, the forest clearing was both clear and quiet, and in the often similarly working minds of Arturia and Agrias, an ideal place for practicing their swordsmanship

[frumpyface]

Erk heard the sound of activity in his little patch of nowhere. Mentally, he corrected himself; this wasn't his patch, anyone was free to use it. Just... only he did. An exasperated sigh came out on its own; yet another thing to deal with this week. For a moment, he considered turning around and finding another place, trying to find quiet somewhere else.

He continued on towards the clearing. Maybe, however, maybe someone else was up to something there. Maybe watching whatever it was that they were doing would help lull his mind into a temporary blank slate. Maybe...

[frumpyface]

...maybe Agrias never left at all.

He found himself rooted to the spot. He couldn't believe his eyes. Was she still here? Was she somehow off the registry and still living somewhere on the island? Did he even want to approach her at this point?

He remained fixed in place, staring. The hair, the stance, the swordsmanship, even the sword. It couldn't be, and yet... who else could it be? His voice was barely audible, but he couldn't stop himself from whispering, "...Agrias?"

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[britishlionking]

Arturia slashed across air audibly before she brought it down to stab into her own shadow, where an imaginary foe stood was lying at her feet. She left her sword in the earth, back turned to Erk for a moment as her sensitive ears picked upon the name.