Settling down again at the campfire, I let out a sigh and stared up at the vibrant, colorful sky above for a few seconds as I just got my mind right, clearing away the unnecessary things and just taking the ti I needed.
Jahi had departed yet again for one of the Trials, taking Anput and Lady Fenyras with her as they went back for another combat oriented Trial to release even more of their pent up energy before we would eventually have to leave.
It was thanks to them deciding to head out again that I was able to lounge here and just think about what we were doing, sothing that imdiately led to believing that Draka was right and we were just being dumb.
I was getting tired of sleeping on so bedrolls, walking on eggshells around everyone because one wrong move on our part could arouse them, tired of having to cook every single night for people who were eating enough portions to feed a village...
I was just getting tired of this Chapter of our life, and even though we were getting so many different and amazing things out here I just couldn’t help but want it to be over so that we could move onto the other things.
Draka was experiencing sothing similar to this - albeit with a little more fear and reluctance - and clearly knew that I was having second thoughts as well as she just gave that knowing look, making sigh again as I just took in the pretty colors above us.
Thankfully she wasn’t like the others who were always looking for the opportunity to gloat about sothing to , so instead she just left alone and wandered off towards another part of the campsite, letting be in peace.
Though all that did was invite soone else over to speak to instead, and the mont I saw that it was the older Demoness I just felt a mixture of amusent and curiosity as she sat down beside quietly.
I maintained the silence and just gave her the go ahead to start whenever she wanted, though that ended up being almost a minute after she sat down as she just joined in admiring the sky.
"I take it from your rather... bored and exhausted expression that you are regretting your earlier vote? As far as I am concerned yours was one of the most influential votes cast, no? We’re all equal but you’re just more equal than us, right?"
Her amused tone made chuckle as I shrugged and said "You’re not entirely wrong, but this is still a group decision. Everyone else wanted to stay a little longer - so more than others - but we know we need to leave soon. They just... want to have their fun is all."
"Fun... It is, to a degree. But still, I also understand the desire to head back. To stop... this... and just live life again. You do need to cherish it while you have it, dear. It slips by way too quickly for people like us."
Raising a brow and turning towards her, all I got was a rather wistful smile and a nod before she got up and left be, just saying that small piece and giving my space again, which I definitely wasn’t opposed to.
"Like us..?"
But I wasn’t allowed to be alone for long anyways, so Cali decided to give company instead as she popped into existence right above , sagely nodding and acting like she hadn’t done sothing questionable earlier.
"She ans powerful, highly sought after won. The constant chasing makes ti pass by rather quickly..."
"I don’t think that’s what she ant, Cali..."
"That or the whole popping out a few kids and watching them grow before they have kids of their own, and then being so strong and having so many influential ’friends’ that it becos impossible to die via normal ans so she just watches as everyone else gets older and lives their lives completely."
And then it all went from sowhat upbeat to way too deep and depressing, especially coming from soone who had lived through sothing similar enough; there was a hint of reality behind her words that was just impossible to ignore...
"Anyways! So, I kinda agree with the Ice Dragon lady girl! We should just leave now and be done with all of this ’cause things aren’t gonna get any better~! If you want to give your special blood a new test you can always go sowhere else and battle so strong people or monsters, or if you have energy you wanna get rid of..."
She winked at suggestively before beginning her favorite activity, which was floating around and flaunting her perfect curves as she waited for to say anything at all... which I did, asking her "You seem rather determined to convince ... What’s wrong?"
"Oh, y’know... Boredom really. Kinda not wanting to poke the big bad doggy with a stick for too long ’cause that’s how you get a not so nice bite... I also just miss being able to float around civilization and watching as so loser pays for sex or seeing how desperate so won are to keep their partners around~! Y’know, the usual~!"
"Uh huh..."
Taking a deep breath and ignoring the Arch Fiend as she conveniently drifted into my line of sight over and over again, I wondered if I needed to feel as bored as I was or if there was anything at all that I could do to really capture my mind right now.
I just didn’t really feel like doing anything at all right this mont, and even if I did do sothing that would take effort I just don’t think it would be enough to keep focused, so...
But then there was the point that thinking things were boring now would also cause things to beco more engaging later on since that was just how life seed to work, and honestly that was part of my hope and end goal here as I joined Cali in lanting how boring this all was.
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