Bellweather VS Swythe
“do you know where her unit are”.
She looked over at her unit with a smirk, “I always know where a Bellweather is”.
With a shack of their heads at her antics. There, heads of towards the indoor training area. First. She plan to check out all the training area first then the suite, then if that doesn't plan out. Just find Raelle and help her without her unit.
Luck was on there side today. The first place there looked for them and there were. It looks like Abigail was helping Tally with a pacific moving. That she was having difficulty with.
Abigail reacted first, “what do you what Swythe”. Her tone was a bit harsh.
“I need to talk to about Raelle. Bed-wet-er.”
“Raelle is apart of my unit, so whatever ‘my shitbird’ done. I deal with it”.
She turned to dismiss her, but Libba wasn’t haven’t today not today. Not when her friend needs her or her unit. If it is about earlier, this could get messy. But if it something else then there should be there for her.
“shut up and listen to me for once, Abigail”. her voice was just below yelling.
This was the first time she just her first name. Everyone stopped.
“I know it not my place to get involved with your units, but as her friend I’m saying she needs you”.
Abigail staring her down, “why should I believe you Swythe”.
Tally and the other two could feel the tension raising. Toot and Grey exchange a look of ‘you or me’. Rolling her shoulder Toot step forward just in between Abigail and Libba. Grey coming in closed to Libba just in case a fight breaks out. Tally understanding move closer to Abigail.
Toot looks straight at Abigail.
“she been worried crazy about Scylla, I’m guessing that you or Tally have spoken to her since the wedding. And want ever happened today, I think you shitbird did something worthy of the name”.
This seems to deflate Abigail. Tally couldn’t keep her gaze. She wishes she told Raelle more of want she saw. Yes, she knows that Scylla spree. But there more to it.
“what do you think she done”.
“we don’t know, all we know” pointing to Libba and Grey “we saw her running out of the Necromancy facility”.
There all exchanged a look of worry.
“she might be looking for Scylla”. Tally said her voice a little quitter then before. Abigail noticing the changed but not ready to confront her about it with Libba so close. She nobs to Libba.
“where did she head of too”.
“the dorms, I think” Toot said. She was Libba’s unit Navigator also known as a Knower.
Abigail looks at Tally who quickly goes of picking up her equipment. Along with Abigail jacket.
Just as the two are about to leave Abigail while putting her jacket that Tally passed to her, she notices that Libba and her unit are following.
“what do you think you doing, mouth breather”.
Tally elbow Abigail in her rib making her groan out in pain, “what was that for”.
“she is coming with, and before you say anything. She Raelle friend” she looks at her dead in the eyes. “the other are also coming too, Grey can fix Raelle if she hurt. And Toot can help me search if she not in our room.”
With a smirk across her face Libba say, “a tamed Bellweather, that new”.
Just loud enough that only her unit could hear. There both tried to hold back the laughter but said nothing to her. Tally looked at them a little annoyed.
“Abbs, there coming with and before you say anything, there are Raelle friends”.
Libba and her unit, Grey, and toot. Along with Tally and Abigail head of toward the dorms. No body know what there found. Worry for there friend and unit mate, weighted on the group.
***
Her whole was numb. She couldn’t feel her hand, she wasn’t sure why. It looked broken, bloody. She heard them enter; she didn’t have the energy to react to them. Not today.
***
Abigail walked into her dorm she shared with Tally and Raelle. She noticed her straight away. Sitting in her chair a few feet away for her desk that was under the window. In the left corner of the room.
“thank the goddness you’re here, shitbird”.
She didn’t move or even look her way. She paused. She couldn’t make out what was wrong with her, but she could tell. Her face was flush, and her posture was low.
Toot moved past all off them, not really taken in the room vibe. And sat down on Abigail bed. Grey moved close to her but stay standing. Libba moved close to Raelle and sat on her bed. while Tally stands behind Abigail a little shaken on seeing Raelle.
Tally lean in close to Abigail and whispered, ‘I think something wrong with her hand Abbs’.
Bellweather took a close look at her, “what happened to your hand shitbird”.
“nothing” her voice sound broken.
Grey moved over to her not touching, she understood the sigh of someone on the edge. Grey was her unit fixer. She hatchling look up to Collar.
“you need to get that fixed”. Bellweather before Grey had a chance to speak.
“no”. she said reflexively.
“come on known, don’t be a shitbird. Get your hand fixed” she said, her tone left little room to argue.
She finally looked at them but said nothing. Libba could see it the rage that was waiting to come out.
“you need to get you hand fix”. Her tone was light.
Her tone was her tipping point. She climbed to her feet a bit unsteady.
“does it look like I need to be fix”.
Libba and Abigail said together, “yes”.
There both gave a brief look at each other before looking back at Raelle. Her body seems to cave in as she fell down her chair.
“Scylla dead”. Her voice wasn’t more then a whisper.
Libba froze where she was. Tally moved next to her. Toot finally understands and moved to the opposite sit of her. A silent comfort.
“why, today Libba”. Her voice was broken.
Just like that Libba snaps out of her froze. She didn’t hesitate she rushed over and pulled Raelle down onto the floor holding her against her chest. She looked over at Grey and gave her a little nod. She leans over and press her hand against Raelle head. Making her slump into Libba arms.
“what hell Grey”. Abigail shouted.
Libba looks over at Abigail and answer of Grey, “she isn’t asleep, she just took her fight away, she been on edge all day, this was her tipping point”.
Fallen back on her but if finally, drawn on Tally. “It her mother’s birthday today”. She whispered.
There was deep silence that settle over them all. Raelle had mentioned her mother the first night in the army. But it wasn’t until know that she realised, there mistake of not watching out for her teammate. Her sister.
“of her death”. Libba said sadly.
Everyone snapped to look at her.
“what”. Tally said shocked.
Abigail a little defensive said, “how do you that, of her death not her birthday”.
“the same way you know about her mother’s birthday. We talked”.
“she never said anything about her mother death, she said her day is coming up, the first night she said the day”. Tally said a little sad.
“for the record Tally it both”.
She looked at her with a raised brow.
“her mother birth is today. She was also told about her mum was dead.”
“tell more her too the bed” Grey said.
With the help form Abigail. Grey and she picked up and laid her down. Libba lean over and covered Raelle with her quilt.
And whispered, “I’m going to allow you to rest”.
She kisses her forehead. Thank the goddess Abigail didn’t see. And if she did, she didn’t mention when she turned around.
“what else do you know, Swythe”. Abigail said.
“it not our grief to talk about openly without her”. Libba said rolling her shoulder. Ready to fight.
“guys stop, Libba, Toot and Grey. Why don’t you go get dinner”. Abigail looked at her with a smug smile. All Libba wanted to in this moment. Was to remove that of her face and lay with Raelle. She really needs to be comforted. That when Tally yet again step in.
“Abigail why don’t you get dinner as well and bring me and Raelle something to eat later. I’ll stay, with Raelle.” She said leaving nothing to argue with.
That seem to remove it. She holds back her own smirk.
*****
It wasn’t until everyone left the room leaving Tally with Raelle that Tally moved from her spot.
She moves over to her and removes Raelle boots and places them beside the bed. she then very carefully removed her jacket and belt.
She removes her own boots, jacket, and belt before climbing into the bed beside her, pulling Raelle close.
“Scylla was on a mission at the wedding, I don’t know want her mission was. I told Quartermain, which I regret know. I’ll know she was a dodger. She talks once before but that was it. I’m sorry” Tally whispered into Raelle ear.
She seems to relax, like she finally spoke her truth. And while holding Raelle close. She closed her eyes drifting of before Abigail come back.