Reechi
Even as she darted through the abandoned halls and slipped outside, she could hear Bluejay calling after her. She had deliberately slowed down so he could catch up to her, as she figured that if he had been good enough to chase after her, she truly should consider him as a friend and reciprocate such feelings, despite her foolish first impressions of him. The little blue dragon soon appeared, and she took a second to turn and look at him before scrabbling under some bushes and arching backwards into a sitting position. At least now she knew where the alignment of those around her lay. With the appearance of Bluejay, it was no doubt that his other half would be soon to follow.
Her suspicions were confirmed as she heard the voice of Saga calling out for her, and then shortly after, for Bluejay. Something warm flourished within her, and she peeked out of the overlapping branches of her hideaway to lay eyes on him. He seemed only to wander for so long, but eventually, he’d find his dragon and then her. She waited silently, looking down at her small paws and poking at the soft dirt underneath her with a claw. Her ears drooped backwards on her head. But at least Saga had come; at least Saga cared enough about her to seek her soon after the conflict.
Reeps knew she was being selfish and foolish, she had figured as much from the sour tone of her Ryder, but she still couldn’t shake the melancholy that it was Saga and not Rowan. It burned that he didn’t want to come find her, and yet it was Saga who lessened the blow. If her Angel desired to spend the whole night away from her, then so be it. She might as well give him the whole week while she was at it. He seemed so keen and content to offer his affections and attentions to this strange, unknown girl. A very tiny, almost bitter smile bravely made its ways to her mouth, and she closed her eyes within the gesture to fight back an unknown liquid. She knew that she had no rights to be mad at the girl, no right to defend herself. She was a part of her Ryder, and her Ryder was supposed to make all the decisions, it didn’t matter what she thought in the end, really. He was stronger and wiser than she was, and it wasn’t in her nature to disappoint and cause him any discomfort. That’s what her role was supposed to be. So Reechi had resolved to give him all the space he so apparently desired, and she would be happy doing it, even if she had to force herself.
With this new outlook, she suddenly realized something, and it froze her to her spot, a blank look on her face as she didn’t recognize anything around her for a few moments. She had ultimately failed her Ryder on this night; she hadn’t thought ahead, she acted on feelings rather than on sound knowledge. She had disappointed him, and in doing so, condemned and let herself down. It was completely foolish, and it would honestly get them both killed in battle.
Reeps shrunk in on herself, curling her tail around her form and burying her face down in her soft chest, her ears twitched every so often with the shuffling of feet outside, and she gazed up, watching the night as it chimed outside.