tender miasma

alterspring

Then Halsin would place Clover high in a hollow of a towering oak tree and build around him a house of wards. Through its roots the shielding magic would reach down and lodge its great anchors deep in the earth where ley lines and old things bled together in a dark and buried current. Halsin would put a gentle, golden slumbering spell on Clover to calm him while he went to carry out his grim work and not have to endure so long alone. It would deplete his entire being of magic to make sure he was safe and unfound, leaving Halsin only with his hands and teeth, but it was how he wanted it. Time would pass softly for Clover until his return.

I can imagine Halsin kneeling down in a pool, letting the water run over his bloodstained face and body, but missing just enough in his tired state for Clover to come to and realize what's been done. Just enough to send Clover into frenzied worry over him, but Halsin won't have any of it. He's more concerned with tucking his fox into his arm and breathing his air. Clover's thoughts are only of how close he might have come to losing Halsin, and they're loud enough for Halsin to quiet them down. Halsin, to him, is both the most gentle love and the most terrifying power he's ever known. But he's here now and he's safe.

alterspring

Then Halsin would place Clover high in a hollow of a towering oak tree and build around him a house of wards. Through its roots the shielding magic would reach down and lodge its great anchors deep in the earth where ley lines and old things bled together in a dark and buried current. Halsin would put a gentle, golden slumbering spell on Clover to calm him while he went to carry out his grim work and not have to endure so long alone. It would deplete his entire being of magic to make sure he was safe and unfound, leaving Halsin only with his hands and teeth, but it was how he wanted it. Time would pass softly for Clover until his return.

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