07-25-2016, 11:18 PM
Asha seemed claustrophobic. Like the walls of people were pressing in upon her. Elias was not entirely unsympathetic. There were almost as many bodies present as there were in the whole of Kenab, Utah. He preferred privacy and solitary when offered them, but like Asha said, this was history. Elias was drawn to it as sure as Asha. Although for probably very different reasons.
She grabbed his hand. He wasn't wearing gloves today, so her palm sat fully inside his. It sparked emotion that simultaneously made him want to withdraw at the same time as finding the gesture perfectly normal.
"He would be a fool not to."
Look at all these people. Pockets of supporters formed amid the sea of protestors. At their edges, where the two emotions clashed, tensions were right. Yet there was no one clearly identifiable cause to protest or support. Elias wondered how many others like himself were among them. If a fight broke, what kinds of spectacles would be unleashed.
He saw the swing of an arm in mid strike, but was too slow to act on it. A nearby man fell to the ground, and Elias yanked Asha out of the way, cradling her against his side.
Power erupted into his grasp, but he waited to judge their next movements before unleashing it. Not one to intervene in other men's battles without good reason.
She grabbed his hand. He wasn't wearing gloves today, so her palm sat fully inside his. It sparked emotion that simultaneously made him want to withdraw at the same time as finding the gesture perfectly normal.
"He would be a fool not to."
Look at all these people. Pockets of supporters formed amid the sea of protestors. At their edges, where the two emotions clashed, tensions were right. Yet there was no one clearly identifiable cause to protest or support. Elias wondered how many others like himself were among them. If a fight broke, what kinds of spectacles would be unleashed.
He saw the swing of an arm in mid strike, but was too slow to act on it. A nearby man fell to the ground, and Elias yanked Asha out of the way, cradling her against his side.
Power erupted into his grasp, but he waited to judge their next movements before unleashing it. Not one to intervene in other men's battles without good reason.