Good. [ there's another soft, gentler kiss. an apology...? ]
...but you've gotta catch me first.
[ without warning, his free hand comes forward and he thwaps will with a femur that was just barely in reach, just enough to knock him back and loosen his hold on nico. he scrambles to his feet and grabs his sword, charging straight ahead through another rocky, narrow path. it's narrow enough that they can't run side by side. will's forced to follow, and the distance is long and the path threatens to crumble with each step, but at the end...there. there's the lake and the tree and the flag and they're almost there, he just has to get them there and win to bring them out of this alive.
he knows will is behind him. he doesn't have to look. he just knows, and he hopes will can hold on long enough to just follow. ]
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...but you've gotta catch me first.
[ without warning, his free hand comes forward and he thwaps will with a femur that was just barely in reach, just enough to knock him back and loosen his hold on nico. he scrambles to his feet and grabs his sword, charging straight ahead through another rocky, narrow path. it's narrow enough that they can't run side by side. will's forced to follow, and the distance is long and the path threatens to crumble with each step, but at the end...there. there's the lake and the tree and the flag and they're almost there, he just has to get them there and win to bring them out of this alive.
he knows will is behind him. he doesn't have to look. he just knows, and he hopes will can hold on long enough to just follow. ]