CigfranFach

something something dykes on bikes 🏍️🌈💨 (because it's not pride without some l e a t h e r)

this took me.... 4379238 years... <3 inspired by "Centaur with Rider" by Georges Léonnec!

Halsin joined the camp in hopes of breaking the Shadow Curse, likely expecting to continue his research in the field while supporting the group as a resident healer. He fully grasped the severity of his companion’s conditions, but was unfamiliar with the frequent nightly visits by a mysterious guardian. I wonder how frequently he witnessed Tav and the crew shivering in their sleep as the only person unaffected; how often he saw them wake exhausted and confused to exchange theories; what he felt when they clutched their heads as the Absolute’s voice overwhelmed them. I imagine as a healer his impotence regarding the tadpole frustrated him deeply, particularly as he began building relationships and bonds with his new companions around the camp fire. I picture a restless Halsin greeting them with potions for their aching heads in the mornings, treating more severe pains with the strongest magic he could muster, and taking the occasional research note while listening to their description of the mysterious visitor. There's little else he can do to ease their exhaustion from this burden, let alone save their lives. And so I imagine a sort of organic routine begins to form as they approach the Shadow Cursed Lands, where the former Arch Druid finds himself keeping another doomed company alive as best he can. This time, at least, he was not leading it.

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