Word Count → 218 :: Teo's all worried. D:
Teo had finally finished his chores for the day. He'd let it build up overnight the day before, because he'd wanted to get some extra time in for Training with Ayasha, but now, after all of his work was finished, he felt tired, regretting it dearly.
All he wanted to do was curl up beside Gemma and go to sleep. Except that, when he got home, she wasn't there. Frightened for a moment, he rushed back outside to find her. Her trail led to the Great Fire (thank god!) and there she sat, staring into the flame.
Another spark of fear, this time from a memory; Gemma walking towards the burning body of her son, intent on lighting herself ablaze in a twisted form of suicide. The act that had brought them here. The moment Teo had realized he couldn't live a life in the caves anymore.
He came up behind her, not really trying to be quiet, and once he'd reached her, his arms snaked around her shoulders and he leaned down to plant a gentle kiss beside her right eye. Everything okay, mia amore? He murmured with slight concern, his mind still spooked from the image he'd gotten earlier. Why aren't you wearing something over your legs? You'll catch a chill. Teo, you big worry wart.
