pc: uruha

[sacredpath]

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[sacredpath]

Someone is chasing me.

[she doesn't know this man, but she's not an untrusting child. she doesn't assume a stranger would do anything but try to help her, so she immediately hurries towards him for safety.]

There's a wolf after me, and people in masks.

[kumeyuri]

[all right. so probably none of these things are actually happening right now, but. he crouches down to be at eye level with her, for a moment.]

It's all right. [he taps the hilt of his sword.] You'll be safe. No wolves or bad guys in masks will get past me.

[sacredpath]

[yes, probably they didn't. but she's very relieved to have the promise of a guy with a sword to protect her.]

Thank you, sir. I'm supposed to be finding my way home, but I've wandered so far I'm not sure how I could find my way back.

[kumeyuri]

Don't worry. Two heads are better than one, right? Between the two of us, we'll find our way back.

[he stands back up, before holding out a hand towards her.]

C'mon.

[sacredpath]

I'm from Moonhaven, do you know it?

[kumeyuri]

... Sorry, the name doesn't ring a bell. But why don't you describe it to me? I might've been there without realizing.

[sacredpath]

It's the town outside the temple of Selǔne. On the river.

[she doubt she's wandered far enough that that description wouldn't be recognizable?]

I was only meant to cross through the forest and get home. Because I'm nearly grown now. It wasn't supposed to be dangerous at all.

[kumeyuri]

[uruha feels like that was not the name of the god or religion shadowheart followed, but. not important right now.]

Danger can be unexpected, sometimes—even for us adults. But it'll be okay, I'll get you home.

[sacredpath]

[it sure isn't! anyway he has no actual way to get her home so way to lie to a child, uruha, but eventually she will... unbaby?

and as soon as she is unbaby, immediately clutching her hand in pain.]

[kumeyuri]

[do you know how many people lied to him when he was a lost baby? it's fine.

but hm. bad.]

Shadowheart-san—!?

[sacredpath]

[yeah not great. gritting her teeth, holding her hand close to her chest.]

It's alright, it's alright.

[she's fine, this is just a thing that happens sometimes.]

I'm fine. What happened?

[kumeyuri]

That seriously doesn't seem all right!

[HELLO?]

... You were a kid.

[sacredpath]

It only lasts a few seconds.

[she's already doing better.]

...Was I? Again?

[kumeyuri]

That's not quite as comforting as you think it is...

[...]

This effect is pretty inconvenient. Yeah.

[sacredpath]

It's one of the oddest things I've ever experienced.

[rubbing her hand, but otherwise standing back up straight, recovered.]

I haven't been that small in a very long time. [like, she looks and acts young, but she is decades old.] And I hardly have memories of my childhood at all. To be thrown back there - unsettling.

[kumeyuri]

... You don't have memories of your childhood?

[sacredpath]

Only a few. Otherwise, no. I don't have many memories of being younger than I am now at all.

[kumeyuri]

[uh.]

Do you... know why? Is that normal?

[that doesn't sound normal.]

[sacredpath]

It's something we Sharrans do. To keep our devotion to Shar pure, untainted by other ties to the world. And to maintain her perfect secrecy.

[kumeyuri]

... Oh.

[the awkward look of someone who is not religious and cannot relate to this at all, but doesn't want to be rude and judge something he doesn't know.]

[sacredpath]

[sometimes you should judge people for their religious practices though.]

...I know. It isn't great. But it isn't as though I don't know why.