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Sabina's Duel - Secret St. Waidwen Gift Exchange

here's my @secret-st-waidwen-exchange gift - a fic for @sun-marie's Sabina & Eamoc (rest of the story after the break). i hope you enjoy! i love sabina and eamoc. they were so fun to write. i'm always nervous about writing someone else's OC, so i hope i did these two justice.

Sabina's Duel

Sabina started at the outlines of kith moving in the copper and adra cage. She hadn’t expected to find anyone at the Engwithan digsite alive, not after seeing the smattering of the now all-too-familiar ashy remains Eothas left in his wake. With every second, it seemed the shape of another kith would appear behind the adra and bunch up near the door. The copper on the cage began to rattle and voices cried out, too muffled to understand.

With hesitant steps, Sabina crept closer. She was still a bit on edge from a brine imp nearly getting the drop on her near the subterranean pool. Eamoc, on the other hand, couldn’t have been less bothered, sauntering up to one of the fallen animancers to give them a sniff.

“Eamoc!” Sabina yelled. The stag snapped his gaze to her. The effigy he’d been investigating crumbled into ash that dusted the top of his snout, drawing out a sneeze that sent him reeling back a couple steps. “Per complancanet! Stop smelling the deceased and come help with whatever’s in this cage.”

“Better smelling the dead than rummaging through my pack for my pipe weed,” Edér said. He sat on a supply box toward the edge of the arena with his pipe in hand, already lit, and watched Xoti saunter up to the dead shaking her lantern. 

“You’re not helping.”

“Figure I already helped plenty. Fighting wildlife. Dragging your soulless body aboard the ship.” The latter claim drew an irritated stamp of the hoof from Eamoc. Edér might have carried her onboard the Defiant, but Sabina’s animal companion had been the one to carry her across the Dyrwood in Eothas’ wake. Edér coughed up some smoke at the stag’s displeasure. “Now, I ain’t discounting all your work my animal friend.”

Sabina’s retort died on her tongue, cut off by muffled whispers behind the door of the animancers’ cage. “Hello! Is anyone out there?” a lone voice finally shouted from among the multitude. “Is it safe to come out? Those creatures are dead?”

“Si, si. The creatures are gone”

The door to the cage rattled around as those inside struggled to undo the latch. Eventually the door swung inward and a gaggle of kith stepped out, some with horror at seeing their ashen colleagues, others merely glad to be breathing fresh air. They were all Vailian, at least in dress. Fashionable, practical, yet completely inappropriate for the claustrophobically humid climate.

After the usual pleasantries, Sabina informed the animancers of the job she’d agreed to do for Governor Clario. If the revelation that the party had arrived only for Oderisi’s notes had shocked the woman, Benessa, leading the scholars, she did a remarkable job of hiding it, instead thinking a moment as if deciding what to do next might weigh heavily on her.

“If you are going inside the ruins, you should take Engferth with you,” said Benessa.

An elf who had been standing near the back of the crowd shuffled forward with his eyes pointed firmly toward the ground.

Edér gawked and nearly dropped his pipe on the ground. “Hey! He looks an awful lot like –”

Aloth, thought Sabina. Her heart skipped a beat. How long had it been? Two years? Three? 

“He knows a great many spells! He cast fire to chase away the panthers, but the tents nearly caught fire,” one of the animancers said.

“You mean he nearly burned the last of our provisions,” another added.

Sabina made eye contact with Aloth, her left eyebrow cocked, and a grin spread across her face. “Oh? Tell me more about Engferth.”

Aloth’s eyes grew wide in panic. A rosy hue bloomed on his cheeks and the tips of his ears.

“He came with a glowing recommendation from the Academy in Selona,” said Benessa.

“Is this really necessary? We should –”

“A glowing recommendation?”

The red blush on the poor elf’s face deepened. Anyone who so much as glanced at him would see just how flustered he was.

“‘A pupil of unnatural talent’, the letter said. Though apparently misunderstood and disregarded by his fellows.”

The animancer who complained about the nearly burned rations muttered, “I cannot imagine why.”

“Now that we’ve established my credentials, I think we should move on, don’t you? I’m sure this helpful stranger here would rather not tarry.”

“Of course, but you should know something about Engferth,” Sabina said to Benessa. All the color on Aloth’s face drained. His face now glistened with a cold sweat, and he pleaded to Sabina with his eyes. Sabina drew out the moment just a bit longer. The man was far too easy to rile up, and she missed doing so. “He’s more than welcome to join us.”

The tension Aloth had been carrying in his shoulders dissipated and he let out a long breath. 

“Be careful, Aimico,” said Benessa as she squeezed Aloth's hand. The two gazed at one another just long enough for the moment to grow awkward. And when Aloth moved to join Sabina’s party, Benessa’s hands were tugged along for a second before she let them slide back toward her.

The gesture was not lost on Sabina, and a peculiar knot grew in the pit of her stomach. She remembered there being something similar between her and Aloth, though she had been reticent to let her feelings be known. And Aloth sure as hell would never be the first to admit such. To see even this expression of fondness, and with an animancer of all the kith in Eora, had Sabina off kilter. It had been some time since they’d last seen one another, but she’d hoped that spark was still there.

Sabina did not have long to ponder this latest development before Aloth sidled up to her and whispered, “Thank you for your discretion, though I could have done without you making sweat so thoroughly.”

Sabina gathered herself. “Could you at least tell me how you ended up making friends with animancers?”

“I promise I’ll answer all your questions later. Not where there are ears to hear.”

Later. Between a rampaging god in an adra colossus, scurvy-addled pirates, and trading companies that reminded Sabina far too much of the warring dynasties in Old Vailia, who knew if there would even be a later?

Eamoc stared after the elf as he gathered his effects. When Sabina caught the stag’s eye, he gave her an irritated snort.

“Oh don’t be a postenago. Give him a chance. You’ll like him, I promise.”

It turned out chasing a god was exhausting, physically and spiritually. Sabina was glad to have a moment’s respite between fighting kith and creature and getting yanked to and fro in the inbetween and the beyond. Her and her companions sat around a large fire on the beach, sharing stories and rum while Clario and Ikawa’s people patched up the Voyager. Occasionally, she sang along to the worker’s songs. They weren’t the most sophisticated pieces of music, yet that only meant she had ample opportunity to add in her own flourishes.

Eamoc seemed to be the only one not in high spirits. He spent long periods of time glaring at Aloth and looking back at Sabina, though Sabina remained blissfully unaware of this as the evening progressed.

When a lull in the conversation hit, she looked across the flames at Aloth. He was thumbing through the pages of his grimoire, as he did near constantly out in the field, squinting at the runes in the faint light of the fire. The knot that had made itself at home in Sabina’s gut had not gone away. In fact, it seemed to announce itself with renewed vigor every time she saw him over these past few days. She needed to know where things stood, but she could not think of any way to broach the topic delicately. So instead she did what she always did - tease him.

“You should enchant your runes so they glow in the dark,” she said, sitting next to the wizard.

“I don’t think that’s possible, frankly. Otherwise I would, trust me.”

The two glanced at Edér excusing himself to find more whiteleaf to pack in his pipe. There was still plenty left in it, but it didn’t take a genius to see that Xoti had sidled up too close to the guy. 

“Well maybe you should write that enchantment. Aloth’s Incandescent Pages or something. Could get you into the Circle of Archmagi.”

“Please. As if I would debase myself by associating with those self-serving fools.”

“You seemed plenty eager to talk with Concelhaut before we made him our pet.”

“I did not!” Aloth sputtered. “I resent that description of events.”

“Then maybe instead you’ll finally tell me how you ended up as an undercover animancer.”

Aloth looked away at an indeterminate point down the beach. “It’s a bit of a story. One I’m not entirely sure I’m ready to tell.”

His avoidance only lent credence to the feeling that he’d moved on from Sabina. She needed something, anything, to distract herself or get the truth out of him as soon as possible. Scanning the beach, she spotted a pile of driftwood with plenty of thin, sword-length sticks, reminding her of the rapier duels they had on their travels through the Dyrwood.

“I’ll make you a deal, Signore Corfiser. I’m curious to see if your swordplay has improved, so let’s have a duel. Beat me, and you don’t have to say anything. Maybe I’ll even buy you a grimoire. But if I win, you tell me everything.”

“Surely you don’t mean a duel with our actual swords?”

Sabina stood and dusted the sand off her trousers. “And why not? We could duel to first blood,” she said, smirking.

“I could injure you! And I certainly hope you would not wish to injure me!”

“Aw, it won’t be that bad Aloth. Could be she just likes her men with scars and she’s lookin’ to decorate,” said Edér as he returned from finding his whiteleaf pouch.

“I think scars are awful fetching,” said Xoti.

“She wouldn’t!” Aloth turned to Sabina, who had made her way to the driftwood pile. “You wouldn’t, right?”

Sabina couldn’t help but let out a mirthful laugh. “You shouldn’t let Edér rile you up like that.”

“Edér? You’re the one who wants to stab me!”

“Calma. We duel with sticks.” 

Sabina tossed a stick to Aloth. He bobbled it between his hands a few times before it dropped to the sand.

“And if I don’t wish to duel?”

“If you don’t, it’ll be disappointing for Xoti ‘n me. I missed watching you crazy kids fight.”

Aloth rotated the stick in his hands. It wasn’t long before he caved to the pressure. “Oh alright.”

“Gellarde! En garde!”

Sabina wasted no time in thrusting her improvised weapon toward the elf. Even off balance and taken by surprise, he parried it easily. Sabina pressed the initiative, but Aloth quickly found his stance and moved to the offensive.

When the two dueled, it often felt like the beginning of a dance constantly being interrupted. Aloth, of course, had the dexterity typical of sceltrfolc to go with his education by the Aedyran gentry. Sabina was direct. The streets and back alleyways of Old Vailia were her teachers. The interplay created a staccato of movement. Flowing and abrupt. Delicate and brutish. Angry and dispassionate.

But it was an unexpected closing of the distance from Aloth that sent Sabina stumbling backward. He’d stepped into her cut and grabbed her hand. And when he missed the opportunity to strike with his weapon, he shoved her out of reach. She couldn’t tell whether it had been an actual mistake, or an intentional holding back on the part of her sparring partner.

Shit, he’s actually really improved. Or maybe Eothas stole the part of my soul that was good at fencing.

Scurrying backwards, Sabina was desperately close to losing the duel. And that was when Eamoc charged in and trundled Aloth to the ground. The stag stood over him, pawing a hoof into the sand.

It had taken everybody so by surprise that the only response was to laugh. Except for Aloth, who awaited a trampling with an undignified screech.

“Madiccho! Where did that come from?” Sabina said to Eamoc between her giggles as she stepped between him and Aloth. “Thank you for protecting me, but it was not necessary! Apologize to poor Aloth.”

Eamoc gave an irritated snort and retreated a few steps.

Aloth had scrambled away from Eamoc into the edge of the surf, his back now drenched. As he sat up, Sabina pointed her driftwood sword at his chest.

“I win!”

“You did not! Using the stag is cheating.”

“I guess we’ll just have to get a tie breaking vote. Edér!”

Edér, who had been doubled over laughing, straightened himself. “My vote is for the Watcher. Eamoc’s basically her other half nowadays, anyway.”

“Edér is not impartial. Of course he takes the animal’s side!”

“Too late, it’s been decided. Now let’s get you out of the water.”

Sabina took Aloth’s arm and nearly yanked him out of the sand. They ended up standing nose to nose. Sabina searched Aloth’s eyes for any hint of his feelings, desperate for any positive sign. To prove her catastrophizing wrong. His gaze was soft and his breath was warm on her face, but that could mean anything. Yet they lingered like that. Sabina couldn’t tell for how long. Was it longer than Aloth had held Benessa’s hand? When you’re smitten with someone it’s impossible to tell how long the small moments last. All she knew was that it felt like an eternity when she was living them.

“We’re ready to set sail with the tide, Cap’n!” Beodul yelled down from the forecastle.

With a short cough, Aloth let go of Sabina’s arm. “Thank you. If it really means so much to you, we can speak at length once we’re underway,” he said, shuffling off to grab his pack.

As she stared after him, she felt the knot she’d been carrying untie itself. She felt light, as though the entirety of Eora was before her.

Edér came up to her and slapped her on the back. “Just so you know, I woulda voted for you even if you’d taken a tumble at the end there. Never did like how Aedyrans do fencing.”

It wasn’t long before the Voyager was finally out to sea and bound for gleaming Neketaka. Sabina stood at the helm next to Eamoc and looked to the glittering expanse of the horizon. Distant ships disappeared beneath it, on their own routes to parts unknown. 

"Keep a close eye on the helm, boy. I'm heading below deck." At this Eamoc shook his head. "What? Don't give me that. Aloth's great. Just give it time."

Sabina hoped to make up for lost time. She'd worried she wouldn't have the chance to do so, but now. . . well, there was no time like the present.

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🦉for Sabina and Eamoc? c:

🦉 Draw your OC with their familiar ranger companion!

"Oh, Eamoc, we're really in it now."

OC Drawing Meme

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Jaune: I've decided that I will choose...

Wolf!Ruby: Yeees~?

Articfox!Weiss: Go on...

Jaune: Both of you.

Wolf!Ruby: WHAT?! That's not fair! I'm not sharing with some downgrade!

Articfox!Weiss: Well I'm not sharing with a rabid canine!

Jaune: I got a solution for both of your worries, observe.

Jaune then pets them both.

Wolf!Ruby: 🤤

Articfox!Weiss: 🫠

Jaune: We good now?

Articfox!Weiss: I guess...I can share the head pats with her...until you admit you only want me.

Wolf!Ruby: Yeah in your dreams, more head pats please!

Artic Fox Weiss: You should choose me as your mate.

Wolf Ruby: No, pick me!

Jaune: I don't know.

Weiss: Have you considered this? *cute yip*

Jaune: Aww.

Ruby: But what about this! *puppy dog eyes*

Jaune: Awwww.

Weiss: So?

Ruby: Which one of us do you pick?

Jaune: ...

Jaune: ...

Jaune: ...I can't pick one.

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