hellonspectacles: (We were zealots)
Palamedes Sextus ([personal profile] hellonspectacles) wrote in [community profile] wellcome 2023-07-22 03:35 pm (UTC)

Re: 01.

For a few excruciating moments, Palamedes fears that she won't see him, that she will turn away and disappear into the desert, just another mirage that leaves him with the taste of his past life in his mouth, but nothing concrete to which he can cling. But then she looks his way, and she's calling back, and he replies, "Wonderful!" with pure relief. "Stay there, I'll come to you!"

He starts to jog at first, but jogging (as he learned all those weeks ago with Flynn) is not his forte, and the sand slows him down enough that finally he has to settle for walking. When he reaches her, the first thing he does is hand her the canteen.

"I'm afraid it's not very cold anymore, but at least it's wet. You must be parched. It's a dreadful thing they're doing now, dropping newcomers in the middle of the desert like this. We should probably set up patrols of some sort, just to ensure everyone's safety."

All of this he says rapidly and without preamble, still trying to catch his breath.

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