wooliefrand | Charonquest

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something is very wrong. perci's face softens and he wraps his arms around his waist, hugging him again. )

... okay. I won't.

[at least much of the wrongness is probably easy to pinpoint, considering Lily and Minuet went through the mist to get here.

Charon does his best to pick himself up off the ground without breaking contact. he is not doing super hot though.]

( well... perci tenses his wing so he can hold onto it and his bent arm, almost as if he were asking charon for a dance. )

You'll be happy to know that absolutely nothing of note happened while you were gone.

[thank you Perci he appreciates you greatly. levers himself up, though he has to stay leaning on him somewhat: a bit weakened, a bit physically disoriented]

That is...absolutely not true.

Mmm, well, no one can say I didn't try to say nothing happened.

If it's been more than twenty-four hours, there is simply no way.

But...tell me when we are home?

I'll try.

( ... quietly, as perci begins to lead and help him into the barn: )

You... remember how you told me all about what I missed when I was trapped in sleep? Well... I tried to do that, too. Repaying the favor.

But—um... well, obviously, you weren't here to talk to. I... I wrote it down instead.

[a slow inhale; ah, he hadn't been there to give lessons]

How did it go...?

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It was... hard.

But.

( shyly, fidget fidget. )

It was... rewarding, too. I hope my handwriting is legible enough for you to read it.

[soft, a note of fondness instead of distress or forced neutrality crossing his tone for the first time since he woke up]

I am sure it will be.

Thank you. I look forward to reading it.

Once you're rested.

Are you hungry?

Not...particularly.

I want to rest, very badly.

( RELIEF. )

Well, that's good. I was worried you'd be starved...

Let's put you to bed.

[he does not argue and ask to read the report first, which is how you know he's really feelin' it. he angles to settle on the couch, though, not go up to his room]

( once charon sits, perci hesitates — but there's enough of lily still out there, he thinks, so he ducks into his room to get out his softest pillow for charon.

should charon sleep in a bed? yes. does perci think it's more important for charon to be in a public space where people can pass through constantly, therefore making sure he doesn't feel alone while not feeling as if he's putting others out? yeah. )

Don't be surprised if you're ushered to the pillow pit.

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That's fine. Later.

[once Lily's hackles are down a little he will mind moving less]

( he'll pass the pillow and the sheets for charon to snuggle into the couch, then.

his own adrenaline is starting to simmer down, so he's already starting to feel the exhaustion take root. maybe he should... also lay down for a little while. )

I'll be... nearby, for now. I think I might've... used up too much magic.

What did you do...?

Mmmm... ( counts on his fingers. )

Blossom needed us to summon up a lot of lights, so I used many spells for those... then I used my appear-and-reappear spells to distract the wolves that came after us... ah - the lilies that Blossom used to track you down were withering fast, so I felt it and was affected as well... um... I fought against the demon's control over flora, as she was using it to attack us... and healed those who were hurt, afterward.

I helped Minuet dive into your mind as I wanted to make sure he wouldn't take the brunt of the energy drain... and then I may have dived into his mind afterwards - ah, not as deeply into yours, I just needed to see a memory of his...

[

sweats]

Please do not do anything else but rest today.

I'm going to take a nap, don't worry!

[he solemnly reaches to do the tiniest tug of Perci's hair]

I will hold you to that. That sounds like a monstrous amount of magical expenditure even if we weren't restricted.

If we weren't restricted, it wouldn't be an issue - I've only had a problem with "energy" once I arrived here and my powers were muted. All the greenery helps me keep consciousness.

At home, I could cast freely. ( fights... ugh, he can't keep it back. he yawns into his hand. ) It would be as if it took you energy to strategize. Magic is a skill to be learned and polished. It's never taken me effort to make or cast spells, before.

I'm so sleepy all the time here...

Is that so? I had thought that was just your normal sleeping pattern, not aught to do with your powers.

Well, we'll all have a rest. I'll...at least let people know we're all alive and relatively unharmed, and not to bother us for the day.

No... ( if he were not tired right now, he'd think about how revealing explaining that his magic drains him here when it never had before. ) I'm awake all day and sleep at night like a normal person might, at home. I don't take naps. Too much to do as a king and all.

Mmmm. ( he's going to curl up by the couch, wrapping his wings around himself. )

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