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Caleb had spent most of his time wandering the upper levels. He didn't have any desire to help and his brand of help wouldn't be appreciated anyway. The hybrid was avoided like the plague and it wasn't even because he was recognized; it was because of the aura that people saw around him. He brought chills down people's spines and dread crept over their hearts if they met his eyes. He was darkness and death and anyone near him could sense it.
It made him wonder how they might have reacted if he were still under the Guardian's temperance, their mental blocks. Would they have sensed what he was at that point? Caleb had no way of knowing and part of him cared, but part of him didn't as his mind went to other things, as wild as the northern wind itself. He wasn't much focused on any one thing, though, when the jolt of grief went through him and Caleb frowned, stilling, looking back the way he'd come.
Lily.
The hybrid raced back down to the lower levels, darting around people who mostly got out of his way until he found the redhead in a room that reeked of death. It wasn't something that bothered him as he approached her, but her grief did. Normally he would not mind such a thing, might even feed off of it, but coming from Lily...it only worried him and Caleb didn't hesitate to pry her away from the dead body and into his arms instead. He held her tightly, not knowing what to say, not knowing why she was so shaken up but wishing he could ease her pain. He could feel it in his chest, a deep throbbing that would not abate and the hybrid looked back at the body, his eyes flickering black, seeing what it could tell him. He could not bring the person back to life. There was no life, not even the tiniest spark of it inside the woman, but her time-line still existed and as he looked back on it, Caleb understood.
Lily's sister.
That kind of grief he could understand. If he were to lose Jacob... Caleb held Lily closer, smoothing down her hair and shushing gently, though, he did not expect her to stop crying or to calm at any point in the near future. He did want to do something for her, though, and the hybrid looked back toward the body and extended his hand, black light sparking at his fingertips before dark tendrils wrapped around Jess and her body started to mend, to become whole and healthy again. He couldn't bring her back to life, but he could reverse the damage done to her body, turn back time on her body...quite literally.
Lily could now look upon her sister and see her as she used to be. It was the only gift her could give the redhead and he would never reveal to her that it had cost him two months of his own life to do so. Such power came at a cost.
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Lauren worked tirelessly wherever she was directed, glad to have something to do and though she liked Lily and the twins just fine, it was also nice to be around normal people like herself. Sure, some of them were virus infected here and there, but for the most part, they were plain old humans and she felt comfortable around them. Out of the three, she was the only one who didn't feel anything from Lily or any of the others. Her mind hadn't made any connections like theirs had and she would only learn about what had happened later.
For now, with the food distributed, the brunette leaned back against the wall and wiped her forehead as Seth smiled at her, setting down a crate. "Tired?"
"How could you tell?"
The man shrugged. "Just a guess." he returned lightly and gave Lauren a look. "So what is it you want to know?"
She cringed a little. "Am I that obvious?"
"Just a little." he replied with a chuckle and Lauren smiled a bit, looking down. "Actually...I was wondering...does anyone have any idea where the Enclave might be located? Where their base of operations might be?"
Seth looked at her sharply, but answered slowly. "I've heard they are to the East, in the mountains. You're looking for Targas and Summer, aren't ya?" Lauren sighed, but nodded. "Yeah. Their sons want to find them and I think...no matter what they might find, they deserve to know what happened." She personally didn't have much faith that if these Enclave people were as bad as everyone said that Caleb and Jacob's parents might not be dead already.
It made him wonder how they might have reacted if he were still under the Guardian's temperance, their mental blocks. Would they have sensed what he was at that point? Caleb had no way of knowing and part of him cared, but part of him didn't as his mind went to other things, as wild as the northern wind itself. He wasn't much focused on any one thing, though, when the jolt of grief went through him and Caleb frowned, stilling, looking back the way he'd come.
Lily.
The hybrid raced back down to the lower levels, darting around people who mostly got out of his way until he found the redhead in a room that reeked of death. It wasn't something that bothered him as he approached her, but her grief did. Normally he would not mind such a thing, might even feed off of it, but coming from Lily...it only worried him and Caleb didn't hesitate to pry her away from the dead body and into his arms instead. He held her tightly, not knowing what to say, not knowing why she was so shaken up but wishing he could ease her pain. He could feel it in his chest, a deep throbbing that would not abate and the hybrid looked back at the body, his eyes flickering black, seeing what it could tell him. He could not bring the person back to life. There was no life, not even the tiniest spark of it inside the woman, but her time-line still existed and as he looked back on it, Caleb understood.
Lily's sister.
That kind of grief he could understand. If he were to lose Jacob... Caleb held Lily closer, smoothing down her hair and shushing gently, though, he did not expect her to stop crying or to calm at any point in the near future. He did want to do something for her, though, and the hybrid looked back toward the body and extended his hand, black light sparking at his fingertips before dark tendrils wrapped around Jess and her body started to mend, to become whole and healthy again. He couldn't bring her back to life, but he could reverse the damage done to her body, turn back time on her body...quite literally.
Lily could now look upon her sister and see her as she used to be. It was the only gift her could give the redhead and he would never reveal to her that it had cost him two months of his own life to do so. Such power came at a cost.
--
Lauren worked tirelessly wherever she was directed, glad to have something to do and though she liked Lily and the twins just fine, it was also nice to be around normal people like herself. Sure, some of them were virus infected here and there, but for the most part, they were plain old humans and she felt comfortable around them. Out of the three, she was the only one who didn't feel anything from Lily or any of the others. Her mind hadn't made any connections like theirs had and she would only learn about what had happened later.
For now, with the food distributed, the brunette leaned back against the wall and wiped her forehead as Seth smiled at her, setting down a crate. "Tired?"
"How could you tell?"
The man shrugged. "Just a guess." he returned lightly and gave Lauren a look. "So what is it you want to know?"
She cringed a little. "Am I that obvious?"
"Just a little." he replied with a chuckle and Lauren smiled a bit, looking down. "Actually...I was wondering...does anyone have any idea where the Enclave might be located? Where their base of operations might be?"
Seth looked at her sharply, but answered slowly. "I've heard they are to the East, in the mountains. You're looking for Targas and Summer, aren't ya?" Lauren sighed, but nodded. "Yeah. Their sons want to find them and I think...no matter what they might find, they deserve to know what happened." She personally didn't have much faith that if these Enclave people were as bad as everyone said that Caleb and Jacob's parents might not be dead already.