isleofavalon | [CLOSED/TBA for now?] august mayhem log

🧙 WHO: Hythlodaeus and the close CR! maybe others later, who knows.
⚔️️ WHAT: Recovering after his revival, fluff, trying to trail his murderhusband.
🕒 WHEN: First half of August.
🗺️ WHERE: Red Spring, Camelot
⚠️ WARNINGS: None as of yet, will likely have references to gore/abuse in the future.

A. Camelot; Polydegmon's

[TBA, I'm so sorry I just want to throw this at Chips before I go to bed]

B. Red Spring

[TBA]

C. Trailing (The First)

As Hythlodaeus's recovery progresses, his mind grows clearer. It's still a slow process, of course, but the treatments at the resort, the peaceful atmosphere and the security his friends' presence brings all work towards restoring not just his body, but his heart as well.

Unfortunately, that also means he is now in a state to notice things around him more. And one of them is the strangely late time that Hades returns to their apartment one night, as though he'd been out almost until dawn. It's quite hard to tell by his appearance, given that Hades looks exhausted at the best of times, but Hythlodaeus has been his friend for eons, and the many little cues are still noticeable to him. Despite his dodging and statements to the contrary, Hades is tired and clearly worried about something.

But the conversations don't lead to anything much, and so the next time Hythlodaeus resigns to try and follow his friend. He stays in bed for long enough that Hades would believe him to be asleep, then quickly gets up and gets dressed, his new familiar keeping watch of the street from the windowsill. Once he's ready, Hythlodaeus slips out of the house - just in time to see Hades turn into a darker alley at the far end of the street.

Heart pounding with worry, he tries to follow - but he's not so good at concealment, not in these circumstances. Though he tries to keep to the shadows and step quietly, an all too-obvious pool of silence and tension follows him. It's only a matter of time before Hades would notice he's being trailed.

Threaded | Flat

He's already on edge knowing what he's about to do, so it doesn't take him long to notice the unsteady footfalls behind him. They keep pace with him and the sound remains constant, even as he starts taking little detours towards his destination. He's definitely being followed.

Has he been found out already? Or is this merely some opportunistic thief thinking he's an easy mark? Hades lengthens his stride and vanishes quickly around a corner, then presses himself into the shadows to await his pursuer's coming. Once they, too, round the corner, he will lunge forward and throw them against the wall with a hand over their mouth to cover any cries they may utter.

It's not hard to imagine that if Hythlodaeus is recovering, they'd send him to the spring. So when he is not in his usual places, that is where Irhya looks, taking the ride over and finding him near the water.

"Hey," she says gently to get his attention. "I would ask how you are, but I guess you've been better, huh..."

I C U

walks in late with dunkin