05-13-2015, 09:45 PM
The initial shock wore away and Elias was left with the shadow of suspicion clouding his will to act. There was almost nothing threatening about this naked stranger yet Elias was unwilling to trust to coincidence.
The girls scrambled to help, and guilt gnawed at Eli that he hadn't done something sooner. He grumbled to himself and came to their aide. However, his assistance was invisible. The same patterns that let him warm himself across the river were repeated around their group. It took a few moments longer as the target area was larger. Slowly, the temperature lifted like a warm sun suddenly broke the clouds. Next, he set his sights on the fire being tended by one of the girls. It should be a distinctly less difficult act to fan the flames of that fire than to raise the air temperature, but it wasn't instinctual. In fact, Eli felt like he was striking the tinder of a match that just wouldn't strike. After a few attempts, the flame started previously grew larger. The natural warmth would keep them comfortable for the time being. The unnatural source of warmth quickly dissipated now that he wasn't actively focusing on its maintenance.
He knowingly flicked his gaze around the three companions like they might praise him for the help, but he didn't ask for it. Instead, he joined the man where he sat. The girls' response to his previous query was acknowledged as well.
"Who are you and how did you come to be out here?"
The girls scrambled to help, and guilt gnawed at Eli that he hadn't done something sooner. He grumbled to himself and came to their aide. However, his assistance was invisible. The same patterns that let him warm himself across the river were repeated around their group. It took a few moments longer as the target area was larger. Slowly, the temperature lifted like a warm sun suddenly broke the clouds. Next, he set his sights on the fire being tended by one of the girls. It should be a distinctly less difficult act to fan the flames of that fire than to raise the air temperature, but it wasn't instinctual. In fact, Eli felt like he was striking the tinder of a match that just wouldn't strike. After a few attempts, the flame started previously grew larger. The natural warmth would keep them comfortable for the time being. The unnatural source of warmth quickly dissipated now that he wasn't actively focusing on its maintenance.
He knowingly flicked his gaze around the three companions like they might praise him for the help, but he didn't ask for it. Instead, he joined the man where he sat. The girls' response to his previous query was acknowledged as well.
"Who are you and how did you come to be out here?"