#votrexprince

He had to be strong. He had to protect Inigo, his family. He had almost let him die.... How could he....

Breathing heavily, he pulled Inigo into a tight hug, desperately trying to keep himself calm. “Inigo... Thank the gods you’re sa-” He hadn’t even finished his sentence when he realized he was crying. He could have lost him. 

It wasn’t as if she hadn’t tried to take a moment to breathe. Ragged breathing ravaged the young woman as she gathered as much energy as possible to contain herself. The last thing the mother wanted was to show her son how terrified she was. So close to simply giving in, her tears broke through. Olivia sat beside her son with knees tucked against her chest as she leaned against him. It was the first time since arriving that she felt her body tremble from something that wasn’t lack of food or water. She was scared.

     “I can’t do this anymore, Inigo...      I’m done.”

Take it as he will, she didn’t want to fight anymore. A part of her wanted to stop fighting and let those monster catch her. The notion of dying to them struck fear in the dancer’s heart. There was only one person keeping her grounded right now and it was the thought that she would put Inigo through the same pain he had already faced; the pain of losing his mother. She didn’t want to keep fighting... Not with the danger never growing smaller... They were always on high alert and she simply couldn’t take it anymore.

It got unbearably lonely in a matter of thirty minutes as Olivia traversed the tainted soil of the cemetery. Cemetery lands were supposed to be a holy place in many aspects however, that sanctity was shattered by the monsters that lumbered by. She missed the comrades she had grown to know and the people that helped her grow stronger. It was her wish to not need the strength of others to fight but this was only exhausting.

A shovel wasn’t nearly enough to keep her safe. The splattered blood on her skin terrified her and she buried the head of the shovel into the ground to avoid the sight of it. All she wanted was to sit on the ground and lay there until things got better... But the closest she could have to that was the short rest... The monsters only came closer.