Coloursfall
THIS IS HOW WE BLEED
After recovering from his initial shock, Finn had dropped his sword on the floor and fallen to his knees to rummage through his pack. A few odds and ends fell out - a small steel sword, a crossbow, a few assorted wrapped bits of food, a couple gems and some gold coins, a fuzzy reddish lump of some kind of clothing rolled into a ball, and finally he found what he was looking for - a pink, hand-knit sweater. He stuffed everything else back in his pack before slinging it over his shoulders again, scooping up his sword and holding the sweater against his chest.
"It's cool. I'm...doin' okay! I got my sweater!"
He didn't elaborate beyond that.
Peter, meanwhile, folded his hands peacefully and smiled. Above him, a few voices tittered excitedly, flurries of snow and flickers of light visible far above, and a few pairs of gleaming eyes looked down.
"I have told you all we know. And there is one very last thing you must know before you leave... Five artifacts, drawn from the worlds the Generals are born from. These artifacts would increase the power of the Generals if they fell into their hands, so you must guard them very well."
At his words, five motes of light streaked down from the Council thrones, clattering to the ground before the group. The light faded, revealing the items - a metal disk of similar size to the Sigils, inscribed with red markings in an arcane-looking circle, a delicate golden tiara with a purple gem imbedded in it, a diamond-shaped purple gem on a gold chain, a white metal disk with a pink heart painted on, which looks to have been pulled off another object, and a golden ring with four orbs imbedded in it.
"Take these items and guard them well. They are safest with you. Now, make your way to the city below, in the outskirts you will find the first general. The guardians outside will transport you close as they can to his lair."
"It's cool. I'm...doin' okay! I got my sweater!"
He didn't elaborate beyond that.
Peter, meanwhile, folded his hands peacefully and smiled. Above him, a few voices tittered excitedly, flurries of snow and flickers of light visible far above, and a few pairs of gleaming eyes looked down.
"I have told you all we know. And there is one very last thing you must know before you leave... Five artifacts, drawn from the worlds the Generals are born from. These artifacts would increase the power of the Generals if they fell into their hands, so you must guard them very well."
At his words, five motes of light streaked down from the Council thrones, clattering to the ground before the group. The light faded, revealing the items - a metal disk of similar size to the Sigils, inscribed with red markings in an arcane-looking circle, a delicate golden tiara with a purple gem imbedded in it, a diamond-shaped purple gem on a gold chain, a white metal disk with a pink heart painted on, which looks to have been pulled off another object, and a golden ring with four orbs imbedded in it.
"Take these items and guard them well. They are safest with you. Now, make your way to the city below, in the outskirts you will find the first general. The guardians outside will transport you close as they can to his lair."