[the rest of the journey to the church passes by in silence. there are no words he could say -- and none he wishes to, in all honesty. all he wants is to get them where they belong, safe and sound.
when feet touch solid ground again, he's carefully setting Ciel down as well -- hands lingering at her shoulders to ensure she's steady before he thinks of letting go. he would offer to take the sleeping girl, but... he already knows he'd likely be shoo'd off, so...
...
it only takes another moment of carefully sending too-observant eyes over their surroundings to ensure there were no threats to their persons... before he's allowing the thrall of the nanomachines to cease. the red bleeds out of his eyes; fangs recede... wings dissolve not unlike that scythe had -- something akin to ash in the air, away and gone as if they had never been there at all. he's simply 'a man,' again... a man left studying some point at Dizzy's midsection in aversion of eye contact. the only truth that any of this had happened at all was the damage wrought to the town, and some tattered, burnt clothing...
...should he stay? he wants to, to hover and make sure they were alright and safe here. she seems a little drained, and Dizzy is decidedly vulnerable...
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when feet touch solid ground again, he's carefully setting Ciel down as well -- hands lingering at her shoulders to ensure she's steady before he thinks of letting go. he would offer to take the sleeping girl, but... he already knows he'd likely be shoo'd off, so...
...
it only takes another moment of carefully sending too-observant eyes over their surroundings to ensure there were no threats to their persons... before he's allowing the thrall of the nanomachines to cease. the red bleeds out of his eyes; fangs recede... wings dissolve not unlike that scythe had -- something akin to ash in the air, away and gone as if they had never been there at all. he's simply 'a man,' again... a man left studying some point at Dizzy's midsection in aversion of eye contact. the only truth that any of this had happened at all was the damage wrought to the town, and some tattered, burnt clothing...
...should he stay? he wants to, to hover and make sure they were alright and safe here. she seems a little drained, and Dizzy is decidedly vulnerable...
but...]