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❝Let the soul leave
before the wind sears
You upon the hollow belly
with its nails so keen
shaped by the volcano’s obsidian
raised drinking glass❞
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Niall watched the man carefully as he began to climb the tree and then promptly fell out of it. His eyes widened and he did tense when he saw the bush wither and die within seconds. "Holly moon and stars!" he called out surprised. So it was true. He had thought maybe the town had been exaggerating about 'death's touch' but to actually see a plant die in moments was... crazy. He watched awe struck as the man touched the grass and left death in his wake. It really was frightening and there was a part of him that screamed that he should run away before this man took his life but he managed to quench the urge. This strange, strange person had saved his life. If he wanted him dead, he would have left him in the village. All the pieces began to fit though. Eos had died not because the man had squeezed the vibrant phoenix to death, but because he had touched it. This was eye opening.
When Keisuke mentioned the bounty, he instantly thought about taking the man back to town and handing him off to get his supplies and money, but he shook his head. First of all, the town would probably consider him an accomplice, and second of all he couldn't just take Keisuke back there. Keisuke had come back for him and that had earned Niall's respect. He couldn't throw him to the wolves. Niall ran a hand through his tousled hair as he debated what to do now. This could change everything.
"So you kill stuff with your touch... that is pretty powerful and sad. You wouldn't be able to truly touch anyone in your life time. I won't tell anyone your secret. It is a good thing I owe you my life," he grinned. "Why did you save me? You are walking death, no offense. Why was my life so important for you to risk capture? It doesn't make sense to me. Not even normal people would do that for me. They said you killed a family. Why did you do that? You... you don't seem like a killer. You're too damn innocent for a grown man. I don't know, something just doesn't fit," he answered and tapped his lips.
"And by Hades Gates, if you can kill things with a touch, I am not sleeping in a tree. It is not comfortable. You can sit down over here and we'll make sure we are both covered up and get warmth by sharing Eos and body heat. Trust me, sleeping in a tree is awful. We wake up with all sorts of knots everywhere and you can't sleep that well. 'Sides, we don't have rope to ensure we don't fall off. Maaan if I had known you could touch something and kill it, I would have never gone through the town in the first place! All of this could have been avoided." Hindsight was a bitch.