'Bastard storm,' the Forever One hisses, for other reasons than any shared by the young sali. But for the uncle and their glares and foul mood, Jingyi will suffer their wiggling no more - when they slump unconscious, weight now sagging.
'You,' the Forever One directs their attentions back to the younger sali. 'Go - if you can't stand up to our people, search the buildings, make sure none are harmed, tell the ones who listen to come back here. I will deal with these two, three. And stay safe,' they added like a frustrated aunt, more warning, but still with the edges of concern. 'Stay alert. You are one of us.'
Which is another way of saying, you are strong, in this context. Poor sali is likely more used to the more calming tones of the Forever Ones of the East, but Enshala has no time for that.
As Jingyi and Ryo will learn, as there's a tug to their bodies that pull them forward, a sharp pain in their mind as they feel - not a suggestion, but a command:
Come.
They will know the way, led there, with only some of the uncomfortable feeling leaving.
forever one
'You,' the Forever One directs their attentions back to the younger sali. 'Go - if you can't stand up to our people, search the buildings, make sure none are harmed, tell the ones who listen to come back here. I will deal with these two, three. And stay safe,' they added like a frustrated aunt, more warning, but still with the edges of concern. 'Stay alert. You are one of us.'
Which is another way of saying, you are strong, in this context. Poor sali is likely more used to the more calming tones of the Forever Ones of the East, but Enshala has no time for that.
As Jingyi and Ryo will learn, as there's a tug to their bodies that pull them forward, a sharp pain in their mind as they feel - not a suggestion, but a command:
Come.
They will know the way, led there, with only some of the uncomfortable feeling leaving.