cage match: thistle vs clover

[eonsadrift]

WHO: Clover, Thistle, and spectators!
WHERE: Thistle's yard
WHEN: Day 31

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[noarchitact]

Congratulations. [ the sarcasm is like venom dripping from his tongue. you did it, zenith, you have the kids worrying like crazy. it's not all his fault, he realizes, because odin wasn't about to back down either, but zenith is an adult and should know better than to push himself and others well beyond their limits. ] You did what you set out to do and everybody saw. [ hooray. ]

[eonsadrift]

[ The guilt is working, because this was embarrassingly public, but it isn't like he's afraid of being seen as the villain. ] I had to make a point. I don't want us to be seen as weak.

I want everyone to know what will happen if they hurt what's mine.

[noarchitact]

[ and whose fault is that? you made a spectacle out of it, so deal with the consequences. ] And you made your point. I really don't think there was anybody that didn't think you'd retaliate. Thistle knew. And Thistle was prepared for the consequences.

[ he scruffs him. ] Are you finished? [ although zenith didn't get too damaged he still wants to look him over. ]

[eonsadrift]

[ .....he hates being predictable. He huffs, trying not to pout if only because there are still too many people around. He has a few cuts and scrapes as well as some burns and bruises, but he's mostly just out of energy. ]

...apparently. I don't know what happened to Odin, but it wasn't my fault.

I'm still counting this as my win.

[noarchitact]

[ kaveh makes no comment about the blame game. ] We're going to Bluebell. [ he carries wanderer like a sack of potatoes, and while he might have summoned a set of dendro stairs up to the top of his tower he's exhausted from using the delusion and he needs to give the ability use a break. ]

[eonsadrift]

-hey! [ He'll blame Caster's drain on his mana for his inability to wrest himself free of Kaveh's hold, but he gives up that struggle quickly and falls limp. ] Hmph... I'm fine...

[noarchitact]

[ the walk back to bluebell is done in dead silence, unless wanderer chimes in, but even then kaveh has nothing to say. ]

Sit. [ it's the first thing he'll tell him on reaching the tower, since he's dropping him right in front of the bed while he kneels to get the med kit from beneath it. ] Did you get it out of your system?

[eonsadrift]

[ Nope. He's not saying anything at all. He barely even moves as Kaveh sets him down when they get to Bluebell, only averting his eyes away. ]

...I guess so.

[noarchitact]

... [ kaveh frowns, because that's not the answer he was hoping for. it might be all he's going to get, so... he accepts it, grabbing wanderer and pulling him into a hug. he's a lot more gentle than he was being earlier, his hand coming to rest atop his head. ] I'm glad you're mostly okay.

[eonsadrift]

[ He leans hard into Kaveh as he's hugged, because he's tired and he was scolded. ] Just tired...

...I had to fight them. You know that, right?

[noarchitact]

I know. [ but that doesn't mean he has to like it. he said he wouldn't interfere and he didn't... for the majority of it, but wanderer had to have noticed that things were swiftly taking a turn at the end. ] And you beat the shit out of both of them. It's done. You made your point.

[eonsadrift]

[ He did, but... he'd been so close to finishing the fight with a clean knockout that it didn't occur to him. Whatever issues Odin has aren't his problem. He huffs. ]

...

...did you think I looked strong.

[noarchitact]

[ moving this here. ]