BriiAngelic
*Willingly Participates in Self Sabotoge*
~ The Underground ~
Forrest of Sorrow
He looked to his beloved as the words were used like knives. He’d not known Luna to be so unhappy that she would choose to escape with strangers. Then again what other choice could be made? The church was on lockdown. His wards would only last so long. Each day came another chance for discord among the few untouched by whatever had been out there. Each day came more problems than the last, even Elizabeth was getting ready to leave so why shouldn't the young also be aching to go home?
He looked back at the group. He didn’t trust these two, not in the slightest. Even if they both seemed sincere in their own ways they were both idiots. He couldn’t trust them to not wind up just causing more problems, they’d already broken one ward. In reality, there was no going back. Once one person left the others would soon follow, trying to get free. The lockdown only worked so long as he had cooperative people all around.
Best he could aim for now was information concealment. He knew that it wouldn’t last long, but he had expected to do better by them. Instead he was here finding that one of his young apprentices had been so uncomfortable she’d rather run headfirst blind against who knows what enemies to leave. His son had been changed, two of his apprentices were both running from his only way to protect them, he’d let one’s unhappiness stew. He felt as though he was doing little right and so much more wrong despite his best of intentions.
“Eliza dear. I hate to ask this of you, but will you attempt to keep things quiet? The wards won’t keep anyone in once they know they have the option of breaking out from within. No one will be safe. The threat has to be addressed today. Either we fight back or wait to die.”
He had a deep frown on his face as he looked between Luna and Luca. His darling apprentices wouldn’t be safe if he tried to go this alone. Luna couldn’t escape fast enough, Luca would try to follow him. He let out a deep sigh of acceptance.
“You don’t understand. Once one ward is broken… it becomes known that they can be broken. The first domino in a line of the downfall of the safety net we’ve woven. So then. Please Luna reconsider. You could return and be safe? If you leave here it will be to a battle, they’re already surrounding us. If we could have left… That would have been my first option. I’ve lived long enough to know people are worth more than some things we call home. You can replace a building but one mistake you can never erase is a death.”