[That seemed so wrong to him. All this 'different time' stuff seemed off to him, like an instinct rubbed wrong, but he waited patiently for the rest of the explanation he hoped he'd get.
And what an explanation it was. He was quiet for a moment that stretched on longer than he might usually as he processed all...that.
On one hand, the idea of being in Cassandra's body...just the thought- but on the other hand, what it really meant. IT wouldn't be Cassandra's body any more, but his? A fully grown body so his outside would finally match his inside...that was all he'd ever wanted for a long while.]
I-
[And Jezebel had made it happen. He'd researched it. He'd...made that horrible wager and stayed in the company of a man he hated just as much as Cassian did, put himself at risk, all for...maybe it wasn't exactly how he'd imagined it, but it was a solution nonetheless. On one hand, he'd told Jezebel to let him die and he'd kept this whole idea a secret -why? On the other hand...that meant Cassandra would be well and truly gone, flushed down a drain...on another hand, the life Cassian would be allowed to live with a body like that... what he could turn around and do for Jezebel in return-
And he was here. Like this instead.]
I'm not-
[The ground seemed to shake below them and Cassian's grip tightened on Jezebel's arm to steady him. Far back behind them, the ground began to crumble.
He pointed to a ledge above them and instantly moved so he could help boost Jezebel up to it.]
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And what an explanation it was. He was quiet for a moment that stretched on longer than he might usually as he processed all...that.
On one hand, the idea of being in Cassandra's body...just the thought- but on the other hand, what it really meant. IT wouldn't be Cassandra's body any more, but his? A fully grown body so his outside would finally match his inside...that was all he'd ever wanted for a long while.]
I-
[And Jezebel had made it happen. He'd researched it. He'd...made that horrible wager and stayed in the company of a man he hated just as much as Cassian did, put himself at risk, all for...maybe it wasn't exactly how he'd imagined it, but it was a solution nonetheless. On one hand, he'd told Jezebel to let him die and he'd kept this whole idea a secret -why? On the other hand...that meant Cassandra would be well and truly gone, flushed down a drain...on another hand, the life Cassian would be allowed to live with a body like that... what he could turn around and do for Jezebel in return-
And he was here. Like this instead.]
I'm not-
[The ground seemed to shake below them and Cassian's grip tightened on Jezebel's arm to steady him. Far back behind them, the ground began to crumble.
He pointed to a ledge above them and instantly moved so he could help boost Jezebel up to it.]
Go! Up there!