#ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴛᴏ ғᴇᴀʀ ﹙ʙʟɪɴᴅsɪɢʜᴛᴇᴅ﹚ ; ᴠᴇʀsᴇ

[gvildmastcr]

@welcometoaltima:

Movement reaches the sniper’s ears and he jumps a little, reaching for a weapon. He quickly parses out that the moment is Mercer, the man Bezi had tasked him with protecting. He relaxes, quietly watching as the man shuffles closer to the fire. Not that Andi can blame him for that being a priority. / He hunches his own shoulders, giving the fire an encouraging prod. Bezi didn’t tell him what this guy’s story was, only that he was a friend and he was in trouble. It’s hard not to be curious with a story like that, but he figures they can talk about it later, if at all. The poor Breton looks like he’s narrowly escaped death. / “Doing something Bezi-like, no doubt. Probably pretty important, if he was willing to step away.” He offered a warm smile, but didn’t offer a hand for the sake of the cold air and brisk breeze. “My name’s Andi; he called me in to keep an eye on you.”

     “An-Andi.” Curse this stutter he’d developed! He sounded like a damn fool, though it was a small price to pay considering he was alive. “I’m M-Mer-Mercer. I ap-appreciate-ate you d-doing this for B-Bezi. He’s-he’s a go-good man.” Still, it begged the question of where the giant had run off to. Oh well. The Breton knew that he’d be back eventually - it was just a matter of when.

     A small gust of wind blows through the area they found themselves in, and he curls further into the cloaks about his thin shoulders. If you looked closely, you could tell that he was shaking. Was it from the cold, or was it from his near-death experience? It was difficult to say.

     After moments of silence, he speaks again. “An-any idea wh-where we’re h-hea-heading? Or are y-you just as clue-clueless as I am?” Surely they weren’t going back to Riften, not after everything that had happened. If he stepped one foot in there, he’d be a dead man before he knew it. All of the major cities were under Guild control once more, so going to any of them was a death sentence as well. At the moment, he can’t think of any other places they could go - any other places they could hide.

[gvildmastcr]

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