hyperlit: (◈ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴡʜᴇʟᴍɪɴɢ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ)
ᴅʀɪғᴛᴇʀ ([personal profile] hyperlit) wrote in [community profile] lifeaftr 2018-08-09 02:40 am (UTC)

[The most immediate answer to that is yes, and their sword would make an adequate handhold...but they're also hardly the one to relinquish their weapon to an absolute stranger, even if she seems rather young. Seems young - because it is difficult to know for certain, they have learned.]

[She might be light enough for them to give her a boost, but they are a fragile creature, the Drifter, and they're not liable to take that risk.]

[They do have something else, however, even if it takes them a moment to dig it out. The Drifter extricates it from their pack and then proudly presents it to her, to this actual and literal child, with the plain expectation that she should be able to use it:]

[An ancient, rusted hatchet.]

[Perfect!]

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