wild_magic | dragons!!!

It wasn't every day that a dragon flew in and started destroying the city you live near.

Honestly it wasn't every day that you even see a dragon, so it was already a strange thing, but the attack was even more out of the ordinary.

Susan was worried when he heard it, when he saw the dragon, and although he was worried about the citizens of the city, he was the most worried about his brother. He didn't know how long he would be, if he was okay, and he didn't have a way to contact him. He sent his familiar in, in falcon form, but it didn't really help. He had no idea where Lauren was.

He waited, though, trusting that his brother could take care of himself. But by nightfall he was starting to really worry, and he couldn't help it any longer. He gathered his things together before starting to head towards the city... Right as he noticed a seagull flying over head. It was weird, normally he wouldn't see something like that around, and it's even stranger when the bird lands in front of him. It's stranger still when it opens its beak and speaks to him in Lauren's voice, but he just looks confused as the bird finishes and flies off. At least he knows he's safe and that he should wait for him, but how long would it take for Lauren to get here? He just doesn't know.

But he can at least give him the benefit of the doubt and stick around a little longer. And so he climbs up to the top of one of the trees near their little hollow, getting a good vantage point so that, hopefully, he can see Lauren as soon as he arrives.

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Susan is out of his element, not knowing what he can do to help his brother. It's not often that his age is a problem for him, or that he even gives it much thought, but it does mean he's never been the one giving comfort, and it makes him frustrated and upset that he can't help Lauren. He just keeps hugging him, leaning his head on him.

"Some people are just stupid... You can't help everybody."

But he wants to. He wants to so bad. He just wish sometimes that the world as it was would stop. If everyone lived like they were supposed to with nature, with no idea of power or hierarchy or money, then maybe death wouldn't be something that so many feared. He quiets down as his brother hugs him. Slowly his sobs come to a stop, and he's wiping the last of the tears from his eyes with a sniff. His eyes are half closed and for the first time he looks truly tired. Somehow older than before.

"You don't remember anything from back then, do you?"

He's quiet as Lauren cries and finally calms down, just sitting with him and doing his best to be there for him. When his brother finally speaks, he looks up at him curiously.

"You mean...?" He can guess when he means, but he needs to make sure.

"Home." It's the only thing he says, and although they have lived here forever it's apparent the glade isn't what he's talking about.

He catches on to that, and he frowns a little at his wording (this was home, to him), he doesn't question or argue.

"Only a little."

They don't talk about before the forest much. When he was younger he assumed Susan remembered as much as he did. As they got older and he realized his brother's memory was funny he didn't want to bring it up. It just wasn't something he talked about. It wasn't something he wanted to talk about it, it wasn't something he was comfortable talking about. Especially not to Susan, who was supposed to understand. So he never asked, and never told. He sags at hearing the confirmation at last, breathing deeply. He nods, before flopping over to lay on the ground, taking Susan with him.

"I hate it."

Susan "oofs" as they fall, wiggling away from Lauren to lay next to him instead.

"Hate what?"

dragons!!!

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