Date: 2021-09-21 03:23 am (UTC)
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Nodding along with the points Eleven said Archeval had made about the situation she took another drink of tea before setting the cup down.

"He's right. That you likely appeared to completely lack a motive was what, if anything made Bonaccorso a little suspicious of you." Lily looks down at her lap, mulling it over.

"If you're really worried I could keep a look out, follow you to see if anyone else is." She shrugged at him, offering a tentative smile. "If anyone asks I can always say I'm absolutely besotted by you." It wasn't the ideal cover but she supposed socialites had all kinds of odd affairs.

Date: 2021-09-21 03:50 am (UTC)
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Relieved that she had found a way to help, Lily straightened in her seat when he seemed to go along with her idea. "I'm happy to. It'll either put your mind at ease, or if your suspicions are true, we'll handle them."

After another moment of hesitation she finally stood, pushing aside her worries as she crossed the room to sit on the edge of his bed beside him. "I want to help Eleven," smiling a little more assuredly at him she rest her hand on his.

Date: 2021-09-21 04:49 am (UTC)
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"I'll get away," she said, gently countering his concerns as best she could. "You've seen it, I can escape quickly if I need to. I won't let anything bad happen."

Turning her hand enough to lace their fingers together, shifting do that she was sitting facing him. "If something's really wrong I have a safe place in the city nobody knows about. It's not the best, but in an emergency it'll do."

Date: 2021-09-21 05:05 am (UTC)
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"You're important to me," her hand tightened in his for a moment. "If I can help you, even if it's to get to tell you no thing's wrong I'm glad to do it."

Her expression softened as she watched him, happy that her visit had been helpful in some small way. "Is that all that was said? I mean, to make you worry. Did something else happen when you saw him?"

Date: 2021-09-21 05:22 am (UTC)
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Though she was relieved that there had been no more concerning aspects to Eleven's meeting Lily blinked, surprised by the turn his story had taken.

"Wei Wuxian? What does he know about the Doxe?"

It was sort of a silly question. Lily had yet to encounter a topic Wei Wuxian didn't know something about.

Date: 2021-09-21 05:34 am (UTC)
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Like Eleven Lily had assumed that Taravast hadn't fell, because it was well defended. The suggestion that the actual reason was something more dark and dire made her heart sink.

"What is it? Why is Taravast still free?" She didn't mean for her voice to sound as weak as it did, but her mind reeled with possibilities, and none of them were especially good. Taravast was full of secrets, she knew, but it began to seem like El had stumbled across a particularly nasty one.

Date: 2021-09-21 05:36 pm (UTC)
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Whatever pleasant note her expression might have held drained away as quickly as the color on her face.

"Betraying the other cities?" Lily breathed out the question, obviously thunderstruck. "They sold them out to Unhalad, that's," she shook her head, obviously disgusted.

"I almost prefer the farm, knowing that."

Date: 2021-09-21 07:12 pm (UTC)
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It was completely chilling to hear the grisly terms of this city's survival laid out so plainly and she remained silent even as he pulled away.

Shaking her head in disbelief Lily frowned at El. "Do you think that's why Haltham was traveling with the caravan that met our group on the trail?"

It was a chilling thing to broach, but she had heard from some of those passengers that he had traveled with them, though had not heard anymore about him since their arrival in Taravast.

Date: 2021-09-21 07:41 pm (UTC)
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The thought of a slow invasion made her stomach turn and she stood stiffly, antsy from nervous energy, and made her way towards the window of his room to peer out into the darkness.

"I'll put wards up in here for you, every night. They won't stop anything from coming but they'll provide a little resistance." She had already been doing the same for her room every night. It made sense to do the same for El, he was, to her, incredibly important.

"If it's like the last time, where they swarmed us, at least this time we have somewhere almost nobody knows about to hide." Of course the place to hide was right in the necromantic part of town, but it had been left vacant for so long she still thought it stood a decent chance of being safe.

Date: 2021-09-21 08:05 pm (UTC)
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Wrinkling her nose, Lily looked at El incredulously. "Well I'm not a-bloody-bout to let a passel of shambling undead hurt the person I care about the most am I?" She knew his attempt to politely refuse was just him being himself, but, really. Whatever their relationship was at this point, she had no intention of letting him fend for himself.

"We've got Wen Qing, she's a doctor. I believe she'll help with the injured if it comes to that." Lily couldn't speak for her friend, but she felt sure that Wen Qing would be willing to assist their group.

"If Wei Wuxian knows they're drifting into the city, maybe we can find out to where, and strike first if it comes to it."

Date: 2021-09-21 10:09 pm (UTC)
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Though her thoughts had turned to the seriousness of their situation and how much they needed a plan if something terrible was on the horizon, El rising to wrap his arms around her provided a sense of grounding that she didn't know she needed.

Rocking forward on the balls of her feet to lean into him she let her arms settle around his shoulders, hugging him gently.

"If there's a threat then we'll meet it when it comes." What other choice did they have?

"We'll be as ready as we can be for it," Lily added with a firm nod before she kissed his cheek, her arms going a bit tighter around him. "Hug me properly you git, I've been picturing you in the castle dungeons for the better part of the day. I missed you."

Date: 2021-09-21 10:45 pm (UTC)
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Closing her eyes she grinned and ducked her head down to hide it against his shoulder as he held her tighter, pushing the rest of everything out for as long as she could while she enjoyed the moment.

"You haven't," she began, voice muffled before she raised it and leaned back to look at him again. "We've always been in danger, I realized that within a minute of getting pulled into this world. It would be foolish to think that stopped the moment we reached a place like this."

Lily brushed a hand over his cheek, tilting her head to the city as she watched his face. "If anything you make everything feel a little less insurmountable."

Date: 2021-09-21 11:31 pm (UTC)
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She flushed hearing that she meant a good deal to him. It wasn't that she didn't know it, but listening to him tell her so made her heart flutter a bit. His presence was something of a tether in this otherwise mad existence they had both been forced to endure.

Opening her eyes again after he kissed her she shook her head lightly, touching his cheek, leaning in as he withdrew. "Wait," she murmured, quietly imploring, "come back."

Lily's thumb continued to brush over his cheek as she kissed him a second time. The first had been too quick for her liking.
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