[ It's something so normal, which is especially nice after what they've been through, but more than that, he likes the chance it presents to know each other better. When they have the time to really step away and actually go do this, that is. Although staying this busy tends to make the time go by fast. ]
Movie and milkshakes. Perfect. [ He smiles, and then just slightly more serious (although trying not to get too deep about it): ] You know, I'm...really glad you made it through okay. [ He really didn't want to lose someone else. ]
[Cora's life is chalk full of too many life or death situations for that statement to be anything but serious, because she's said it to more than a few people here alone.]
Me too.
[She doesn't really have a lot of friends. She would have hated to lose one of them.]
[ He holds her gaze for a moment, just a soft smile on his lips to affirm his sincerity. And then for a moment he just looks at some of the other people shuffling around them, thinking about everything that will come next, after they've cleaned up here. He thinks about when they're at the castle again, and maybe running again with Cora, when they'll even have time again to do that. ]
You know maybe sometime when there's a routine again at the castle, we could train together? If you'd want, of course.
[While running is one thing and milkshakes are obviously another, the mention of training makes her hesitate. It's not that she doesn't want to train with him, but ...]
[ Luckily he's not the type to get his ego bruised easily. Plus in that case, maybe he can learn a thing or two from her. ]
Another thing I wanna start looking into a bit is...magic.
[ He's never really talked about it because he's never really thought about it much since joining the Knights, but ever since the war, it's made him think maybe he should. See if he can even learn much of anything at all. ]
Sort of. It's in my blood, I know that. I used it once to uh... [ He pauses, because as he's about to say it, it sounds weird to tell her that he took his own heart out of his chest. So... ] ...help someone. I'm not sure if it worked, I can't remember.
But I think it's there, the potential? So I want to see if maybe I can learn.
[ His brain comes to a screeching halt for a moment, and he freezes completely, looking over at her and letting those words slowly sink in. It's always odd when you find out something momentous like this, your brain thinking backwards about moments when it might have been obvious, filling in blanks. ]
...Oh, wow that's.... [ But he doesn't have a problem with it. Ruby was a werewolf, after all. ] That's something I really don't know much about. [ He smiles a little, because he's not quite sure if he should make a big deal out of it. To him, it's just another part of someone, the way people can have magic, but it can be a curse, too. He knows what they did to werewolves in the Enchanted Forest, how they hunted them. ] Did people...ever try to hurt you because of that? [ The smile fades, and he poses the question gently. ]
[ Well, he's relieved she escaped death, and the Knights took her in, but he's upset to think of anyone wanting to hurt her for something that's just a part of her. ]
I'm really glad they got there in time.
People just...want to hurt what they don't understand. Fear can sometimes bring out the worst in people.
[She can't help but huff a bit at that, because no. That's the excuse everyone wants to believe, but some people are just killers. She's lost too much that's important to her to believe otherwise.]
Hunters aren't afraid of us. They just think they're better than we are just because they're human. It's easier for them to just make us into monsters instead of thinking of us as people.
[ She's right - in that case, it's not fear, it's just a feeling that they can kill and do whatever they want. ]
Sorry, that's - yeah, it's definitely not fear. I know some people are just bad people and they want to hurt or kill, they don't need an excuse. It's like the only thing they know to do, or want to do.
Have you been safe with the Knights, no one trying to hurt you anymore?
[She doesn't have to listen to his heartbeat to hear that he means it, which she appreciates. Henry just has that kind of sincerity she can't really find in other people. Maybe it's just been two long without people she can really trust, but with everyone else it's a struggle to read between the lines.
When it comes to Henry, she doesn't doubt him, which is a feeling that's just as terrifying as it is a relief.]
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Movie and milkshakes. Perfect. [ He smiles, and then just slightly more serious (although trying not to get too deep about it): ] You know, I'm...really glad you made it through okay. [ He really didn't want to lose someone else. ]
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Me too.
[She doesn't really have a lot of friends. She would have hated to lose one of them.]
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You know maybe sometime when there's a routine again at the castle, we could train together? If you'd want, of course.
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Are you sure? I'm ... pretty strong.
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Well. We could try and if you totally put me down, maybe...rethink it. [ He smirks a little. ]
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Fair enough.
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Another thing I wanna start looking into a bit is...magic.
[ He's never really talked about it because he's never really thought about it much since joining the Knights, but ever since the war, it's made him think maybe he should. See if he can even learn much of anything at all. ]
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You can do magic?
[No judgement, mostly curiosity. She still doesn't really know much about it. And is picking up bits and pieces here and there.]
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But I think it's there, the potential? So I want to see if maybe I can learn.
What about you, do you know any magic?
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I'm a werewolf, though.
[Okay, so maybe she won't keep it a secret.]
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...Oh, wow that's.... [ But he doesn't have a problem with it. Ruby was a werewolf, after all. ] That's something I really don't know much about. [ He smiles a little, because he's not quite sure if he should make a big deal out of it. To him, it's just another part of someone, the way people can have magic, but it can be a curse, too. He knows what they did to werewolves in the Enchanted Forest, how they hunted them. ] Did people...ever try to hurt you because of that? [ The smile fades, and he poses the question gently. ]
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It's how I got here, actually. Another group was trying to kill me and the Knights got me out.
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I'm really glad they got there in time.
People just...want to hurt what they don't understand. Fear can sometimes bring out the worst in people.
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Hunters aren't afraid of us. They just think they're better than we are just because they're human. It's easier for them to just make us into monsters instead of thinking of us as people.
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Sorry, that's - yeah, it's definitely not fear. I know some people are just bad people and they want to hurt or kill, they don't need an excuse. It's like the only thing they know to do, or want to do.
Have you been safe with the Knights, no one trying to hurt you anymore?
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Yeah. Wynn's got my back, which is ... a nice change of pace.
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I've got your back, too. For anything.
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When it comes to Henry, she doesn't doubt him, which is a feeling that's just as terrifying as it is a relief.]
Thanks.
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I guess we should head back, see who else we can help.
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But definitely milkshakes later?
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