09.Feb.12, 11:04 PM
I'shan watched in horrified slow motion as Erisi lunged towards him. The bluerider's laugh was cut short and a dumbfounded expression seized his face and froze his muscles in place, his entire body knocked out of commission by sheer disbelief.
Then, he was hit.
I'shan recoiled, his thin body snapped backwards by both the force of the blow and pure shock. While unfit for physical confrontation, he was tougher than he looked. He let out a dull whimper of pain and grabbed his lip, which split open on impact, sending the metallic taste of blood down his throat. Tears welled up in his eyes, tears born more from trauma and shock than pain, but tears just the same. He leaned back on the counter top and supported himself with his free arm, eyes set wide on Erisi for a few long, troublesome seconds. It was as if the air had completely stagnated.
I'shan composed himself quickly, blinking the tears away before they could fall and wiping the blood from his face. His dignity was completely shattered. Rather than lash out again, though, he spent a long moment communing with Ilveriath. The blue perched outside, agitated but not wholly surprised by the situation.
The pair spoke in silence while I'shan stared Erisi down, his eyes filled with a sudden softness, as if the blow had actually knocked the impishness out of him.
I really upset this kid, didn't I?
Now, I'shan wasn't completely remorseful, but he did suddenly realize the severity of the situation. He took a deep breath and righted himself, running his hand idly through his hair. "Wow...You have balls, kid..." he said, almost submissively.
Then, he was hit.
I'shan recoiled, his thin body snapped backwards by both the force of the blow and pure shock. While unfit for physical confrontation, he was tougher than he looked. He let out a dull whimper of pain and grabbed his lip, which split open on impact, sending the metallic taste of blood down his throat. Tears welled up in his eyes, tears born more from trauma and shock than pain, but tears just the same. He leaned back on the counter top and supported himself with his free arm, eyes set wide on Erisi for a few long, troublesome seconds. It was as if the air had completely stagnated.
I'shan composed himself quickly, blinking the tears away before they could fall and wiping the blood from his face. His dignity was completely shattered. Rather than lash out again, though, he spent a long moment communing with Ilveriath. The blue perched outside, agitated but not wholly surprised by the situation.
The pair spoke in silence while I'shan stared Erisi down, his eyes filled with a sudden softness, as if the blow had actually knocked the impishness out of him.
I really upset this kid, didn't I?
Now, I'shan wasn't completely remorseful, but he did suddenly realize the severity of the situation. He took a deep breath and righted himself, running his hand idly through his hair. "Wow...You have balls, kid..." he said, almost submissively.