04-11-2010, 11:00 PM
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| http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ ... kka2-2.png); background-position:top; background-repeat:no-repeat;"> 300+ Her strength was not that of brute force, but of willpower and the power to endure. That belief in herself had been greatly rocked though. The attack had broken her and the fear of Haku and the war that he rained down upon her family and home had kept her holed up, her spirit caged like a bird with a broken wing. Rikka was a free spirit, and to be so confined and so frightened wore her down. Dark circles were beneath her golden eyes and even the sheen of those orbs had dulled from their once vibrant luster. It wasn't the clan that had pushed her to the ground, but everything that surrounded it. Inferni, however, was sadly not the place for someone such as her to recover from such wounds. Rikka would never blame him, or think that he had failed her. If anything, he had given her faith that she wasn't a total outcast of the family. That despite seeing the world so differently they could still love and care for each other as siblings were supposed to. Now he preferred her to go somewhere where she could be safe and happy, even if it was outside of the clan. Even if she was leaving, she wanted the war to end soon. She would worry over him and the clan until it did. However, this would be the first big step towards her healing. Rikka watched Gabe curiously as he ran through the options in his head, finding the one that would be most suitable. The place he described sounded perfectly acceptable to her and she trusted his judgment fully on this matter. His matter sealed the deal for her and she even felt her own tail stir in a contented wag. "That sounds fine to me, and I'd really appreciate that." Traveling anywhere on her own right now seemed a task too frightening to consider. With Gabriel by her side though, there would be nothing to worry about. |