09-13-2013, 12:37 PM
Aria saw the moment of hesitation. If Aria's assumption had been correct he feared her family and friends. But he complied and Aria blinked. A torrent of emotions flooded from what had once been nothing but the calm of emptiness. Rage so hot, she almost felt like she would burn up. He was frustrated, confused and afraid, all three pounding through Aria's own shields. She wavered slightly. It was not often that she focused on one person and their emotions so intensely. She smiled wanly as the wash of his thin veil of self-assurance washed over her. He was trying hard to cover what he really felt.
"Now, if you would follow me?" Aria nodded, not trusting her voice. At this very moment she could follow him anywhere in the world, his emotions would pin point the direction no matter how far away he got from her. Aria looked around cautiously, she would hate to bring down the Atharim on him. He had saved her, surely there were things they had not been told. He didn't appear evil. He wasn't the kind of person she had read about. He was not some man flaunting his powers and trying to pretend he was a god. He was just a man.
Aria followed him through the crowd. 5'9" wasn't huge by any standards, but she could easily follow through the mass of people even if she had to wander farther away than he probably would have liked. There was no need to bump into people when she was so stung up on his emotions. Another one could topple her to the ground. It had probably been a mistake to make him do that, but what was done is done.
They walked in silence. The crowds thinned immensely and Aria found that he was probably not going to like what she knew at this very moment. Aria wanted to reach out and stop him. He was going to walk right past the Baccarat Mansion with out a care in the world. If he was being hunted, he would not want to do that, bring himself this close to them.
But if she touched him she would surely fall victim to anything he was successfully hiding from her. Aria stopped several yards before. "Um. Yeah, I don't think you want to go that way." She steeled herself and grabbed his arm anyway. "Trust me, let's go back the way we came. There was a private little garden back there." Aria swayed, nearly falling over from the extreme rush of emotions. She caught herself and let go. "Don't go that way."
"Now, if you would follow me?" Aria nodded, not trusting her voice. At this very moment she could follow him anywhere in the world, his emotions would pin point the direction no matter how far away he got from her. Aria looked around cautiously, she would hate to bring down the Atharim on him. He had saved her, surely there were things they had not been told. He didn't appear evil. He wasn't the kind of person she had read about. He was not some man flaunting his powers and trying to pretend he was a god. He was just a man.
Aria followed him through the crowd. 5'9" wasn't huge by any standards, but she could easily follow through the mass of people even if she had to wander farther away than he probably would have liked. There was no need to bump into people when she was so stung up on his emotions. Another one could topple her to the ground. It had probably been a mistake to make him do that, but what was done is done.
They walked in silence. The crowds thinned immensely and Aria found that he was probably not going to like what she knew at this very moment. Aria wanted to reach out and stop him. He was going to walk right past the Baccarat Mansion with out a care in the world. If he was being hunted, he would not want to do that, bring himself this close to them.
But if she touched him she would surely fall victim to anything he was successfully hiding from her. Aria stopped several yards before. "Um. Yeah, I don't think you want to go that way." She steeled herself and grabbed his arm anyway. "Trust me, let's go back the way we came. There was a private little garden back there." Aria swayed, nearly falling over from the extreme rush of emotions. She caught herself and let go. "Don't go that way."