[The walk back up the mountain is not a quick one. The paths naturally curl and twist up the mountainside, and Hector doesn't make his way by the most direct route. He wants time to think before he reaches Julia's cottage.
He did mean what he said to Isaac, before they...before the sex. Julia may be better off without either of them. He will do right by her.. whatever that may be.
The night breeze whisks away the scent of blood and sex and sweat that hangs around him. There will be no fooling Julia's eagle eyes, so he tarries, hoping she will be deep asleep so that he can clean himself up before facing her.
There's nothing for him to fear on the mountain. His forged creatures keep monsters away, and no people come here. Well, Isaac had, but Isaac also hadn't killed him.
In any case, it's a slow, contemplative journey, and Hector is focused inward, not outward. When he hears movement along the path behind him, he first assumes it is some nocturnal creature, foraging or hunting for its dinner. But it persists, and Hector is forced to turn his aching body to meet the oncoming form.]
For relictusdeus - Hunted
[The walk back up the mountain is not a quick one. The paths naturally curl and twist up the mountainside, and Hector doesn't make his way by the most direct route. He wants time to think before he reaches Julia's cottage.
He did mean what he said to Isaac, before they...before the sex. Julia may be better off without either of them. He will do right by her.. whatever that may be.
The night breeze whisks away the scent of blood and sex and sweat that hangs around him. There will be no fooling Julia's eagle eyes, so he tarries, hoping she will be deep asleep so that he can clean himself up before facing her.
There's nothing for him to fear on the mountain. His forged creatures keep monsters away, and no people come here. Well, Isaac had, but Isaac also hadn't killed him.
In any case, it's a slow, contemplative journey, and Hector is focused inward, not outward. When he hears movement along the path behind him, he first assumes it is some nocturnal creature, foraging or hunting for its dinner. But it persists, and Hector is forced to turn his aching body to meet the oncoming form.]