?Callie Carson
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Callie took Flynn to a
corner of the cave away from the others and got him comfortable with a bedroll
and some blankets. She held him for a while and stroked his head while humming
a song her mother used to sing to her when she was a child. She was working her
way up to providing him something else to relax and give him the good thoughts
he needed to continue his rest when she looked up and saw Etienne tell Sicilien
and the others she was going to look for food. She walked off away from the
cave and to Callie's chagrin, no one followed her.
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"For Christ's
sake," she muttered. She got up and rested Flynn's head on her bedroll,
then kissed his cheek. "Back in a few minute, luv. I need to see where
Etienne is off to. No one else seems to be paying attention to her."
?
Callie strapped on her
guns and put her hat back on before heading out the mouth of the cave to find
where Etienne went
?
(Flynn)?
?
The sound of Callie's
soft humming was soothing, seeping into the pookah's dreaming and filling it
with visions of quiet comfort and safety. It was a song of hearth and home, and
Flynn's mind conjured up image after image from his past and from the pasts of
others.? It was a nurturing dream, a restorative dream, not as powerful as
one of passion or adventure might have been, but he could feel the glamour
slowly rising back up within him.
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He felt the the
presence of one of the group - Etienne? - rise up and move away.? The
thought troubled him, but he could do nothing but push it aside and hope that
Callie, who seemed to be going after her, would be able to steer her back
before she ran into one of the creatures seeking the group.? For now, replenishing
his reserves of magical essence was vital and so he focused on that and that
alone, letting his consciousness flow even further into the dreaming.
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[Sicilien]
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When Etienne hesitated
in coming in, Sicilien first gave her a funny look and then looked back into
the cave to see what was causing her hesitation.? It wasn't till he saw
the fear in her eyes as she trembled and turned that he remembered why.?
However, before he could even reach out for her or call her name, Callie came
up behind him.? He only had to turn his face and Etienne was already gone
from sight.? He sighed.
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"Callie,
wait.? You're Flynn's partner and the only one who knows how to take care
of him," Sicilien said, raising his arm to bar her from going any
further.? He did soften his look to let her know that he meant no
offense.? "Let me go after her.? I'm a bit...more familiar with
her behavior, so I know how to handle it."??Plus, she and I
need to talk, but that's not a thought that he was willing to share with
the group.? Slinging the sniper rifle back on, Sicilien gave Callie a
quick smile and then headed out.
?
The
bounty hunter kept silent until he was sure he was far enough from the cave
that they wouldn't be able to see, or hear them.? The path that he took
wound upwards onto a small plateau of sorts that was ringed by several large
boulders, an evidence of a recent avalanche.? Leaning up against one, he
took another drag on his cigarette and blew out a column of smoke into the
sky.? The moon was just a crescent, but it was bright and beautiful,
surrounded by millions of twinkling stars.
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"Etienne,
come out.? I know you're here.? I can feel you," Sicilien called
out, not bothering to look around.? Let her be the first to make the
move.? "Or we can play hide and seek, if you wish, but I will find
you."
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Etienne
?
It took several
moments for her to calm down. Several moment for her to get her bearings. Cave
of all places a cave...why a cave...
?
She wasn¡¯t going to be
able to go in there...she just wasn¡¯t. But...she didn¡¯t have to really,
?did she? She didn¡¯t owe these people anything. She didn¡¯t even really
know them. She wasn¡¯t any obligation to stay close to them.? Even less now
that they had apparently out ran the big bad.?
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She could just sneak
away...
?
His voice rang in her
ears then. The arrogance. Crossing her arms over her full bosom, she didn¡¯t
move. Hide and seek indeed.
Chase:
He was in the cave.? He watched it all
unfold.? He smirked as he did his best to
help out in anyway he could.? He knew for
the moment they were hidden from sight of whatever was watching them or hunting
them? till they could figure out how to
get to the crossing.? He made sure Flynn
was comfortable, Callie would now take care of him.? He on the other hand watched as Sicilien went
to procure his woman.? He only shook his
head.? ¡®Lucky man.¡¯? He thought to himself as he moved to layout
all of his weapons and clean them before resting up.? He needed to help these people¡and himself if
any of them were to be free.? He was
pretty sure this was the last battle for him, for a number of reasons actually
but he was well aware of his limits right now¡
Tag - ??Callie, Flynn, Sicilien, Etienne, Charity
(jumping in periodically), Chase
