Tale as Old As Time [Finished]

[accalia]

"Hmm, an interesting thought, this one can't forget these scars... save one."

Echo indicates a scar, almost completely obscured under other scars and so old that it is barely visible, that starts above his hairline and drops down his face, bisecting one of his eyes before continuing down his cheek.

[CalamityJade]

"Well, that..." Morden sighed. "can wait till we're at our destination proper. For now, are either of you hungry? If you would like I could go and find something for us to eat. I'm sure that Siegfried and myself have similar tastes, but I would have to get a suggestion for yourself, Echo."

[accalia]

"A meal would be most welcome. Something vegetarian friendly would be most appreciated. This one prefers to eat light when traveling."

[yamikuronue]

Siegfried nods, clapping his hands together. "Something light and vegetarian sounds perfect."

[CalamityJade]

Morden gave a bit of a nod before heading off to find some food. "Don't have too much fun without me." There WOULD be something tasty to eat around here...he just needed to find tasty greens.

[accalia]

As Morden departs Echo sinks into a chair, his face is slightly ashen with what appears to be fatigue underneath his scars.

[yamikuronue]

Siegfried moves to sit beside him. "...are you alright?" he asks, quietly.

[accalia]

"tired, old pains remember themselves, more than a little scared, but.... yes this one would classify oneself as 'alright'. Thank you for your concern, it is.... appreciated."

[yamikuronue]

Siegfried gives a small, sad smile. "Can I help?"

[accalia]

Echo is silent for a long time, when he opens his mouth a different voice emerges from it, female, scared, bearing great and ancient pain. Echo's presence seems to change. Gone is that sense of void that Siegfried usually senses on the ethereal plane, replaced by a familiar presence that was last felt when Siegfried last pressed deep into Echo's past.

Before that presence was filled with teeth and claws, now the sense is more concrete and less "OMG TEETH CLAWS!"

"Yes, find the pivot point, tilt the balance, release us from the vicious cycle..... free (us|we|him|her|me)"

That last word was weird, it was clearly a single word, but not in a language that Siegfried knew, yet he understood the meaning of the word completely. With that comment Echo slumps slightly, his breathing slow and deep, he's clearly asleep.

[yamikuronue]

Siegfried knows what to do; it's the only thing common decency will allow him to do in this situation.

He reaches over, wrapping an arm around Echo's upper torso, and pulling him onto his shoulder, rubbing his arm gently yet soothingly.

[accalia]

Echo slips slightly as Siegfried puts his arm around Echo, slowly sliding down and to the side until he's lying across the bench with his head in Siegfried's lap. Echo begins shoring softly at this point. He's still quite plainly asleep.

[CalamityJade]

Morden seemed to have taken that point to decide to walk back with food. He seemed to have gotten two salads and what looked like a wrap. "Oh my...I guess he was more tired than I had thought."

[yamikuronue]

Siegfried nods. "He's not holding up so well," he says, softly.

[CalamityJade]

Morden gave a bit of a nod before taking a seat on the bench on the opposite side of Siegfied from Echo. "He is the type that would give of themselves well past their point...I can see why you notice." He chuckled a little.