Re: Thread IX: In the Darklord's maw
Swift's gaze flickered briefly towards Sun Snake and back to Peacock again.
Anyone who had known Swift for long enough would notice that there was definitely something different about her. The constantly wary attitude seemed to have left her completely now, replaced with a calm almost expressionless exterior that made her inner emotions near-impossible to determine.
And for the first time, her hands were not constantly hovering within easy reach of her weapons.
She remained silent at first, her eyes steadily meeting Peacock's as though trying to read his thoughts.
Finally she looked towards Dusk Rat and her gaze softened.
"Well, I never was much of a leader, you know that. I always believed that everyone else knew their own strengths and weaknesses better than I did, so I was content to allow you all to find your own way rather than have me order you around and probably put you into a bad situation."
Her eyes looked back to Shining Peacock, although she continued speaking to Dusk Rat.
"I only worry that you're being dragged off on a suicide mission. I used to know someone else who believed that they were invincible, who thought they'd calculated all the risks. That person is nothing more than a fading dead memory now."
She looked back to Dusk, a hint of a smile on her face.
"If you really believe you can handle this and you want to go of your own free will, then I won't stand in your way. I still owe you though. Without you and Frost Ferret, and Laughing Shark, I wouldn't have survived Argazad. I'd hate to lose you now..."
OOC: Awww. Feeling all warm and fuzzy now :)