fantasy au @ jennomaly

[makingsouffles]

[The werewolf really was just a coincidence.

After a particularly strenuous trip back a couple of thousand years, Idris had needed more than her usual amount of time to rest, and that left Oswin and the Doctor stuck for a day or two in the village where they'd landed. And, of course it just happened to be one that was being terrorized (supposedly) by a werewolf. Oswin hadn't actually heard of it attacking anything more than a couple of sheep, so she doubted it'd actually terrorized anyone just yet.

Still, it was a magical creature, and there was nothing better to manage a magical creature than a mage of her caliber. Or, at least, that was what the Doctor told her, and considering that ego-boosting happened to be one of Oswin's weak spots, she'd agreed to go have a look.

With a ball of light that hovered just over her open palm illuminating her path, she headed into the dark forest that surrounded the little town. The full moon overhead did its best to provide light, but the branches and leaves were thick here. Best to keep to her spells just in case. Being stuck in the dark in a place haunted by a werewolf did not sound like a good place to be, even if she did have magic on her side.]

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[jennomaly]

[A mixture of fear and relief floods through her eyes before she contains herself.]

...No, I don't suppose he would have.

[makingsouffles]

[Hmm. Oswin's eyes narrow faintly in confusion.]

Why's that?

[jennomaly]

He probably thinks I'm dead. [She shrugs and sits down against Idris, leaning against the dragon's flank. Idris hums.]

My village was attacked by a werewolf. My mother was killed and I disappeared right after the attack.

[makingsouffles]

[Oswin joins her, giving the dragon's scales a brief stroke.]

...And you've been out here since then, yeah? [There's a pang of sympathy at that. Oswin knows loneliness better than most people.]

[jennomaly]

[Jenny nods slightly.]

I don't stay in the same place long. People are afraid of me.

[makingsouffles]

How much longer will you stay here?

[Oswin's already formulating a plan. Run while you still can, Jenny.]

[jennomaly]

I'm leaving as soon as I can. If they're sending out the mobs, it's not long before they'll trap me or find me when I'm like this...

[She shivers and looks down.]

[makingsouffles]

[Taking a chance, Oswin moves closer to rest a hand on Jenny's arm.]

...you could come with us. [There's, of course, a chance that the Doctor won't let Jenny come, but Oswin doubts it highly. Especially hearing what she had to say.]

[jennomaly]

[There's a rumble of assent from Idris. Jenny bites her lip nervously.]

I...I'm not good around people.

[makingsouffles]

[Oswin bites her lip.]

...I wasn't either, not when he first picked me up. [Isolation does that for you.] At least let us take you somewhere safe.

[jennomaly]

[Jenny lets out a soft sigh.] ...Alright.

[makingsouffles]

[Taking another chance, she carefully slips her arm around Jenny's shoulders, giving them a faint squeeze.]

It'll be okay. Promise. [Oswin highly doubts the Doctor's about to refuse his daughter, no matter what shape she happens to take at the full moon.]

[jennomaly]

[She hasn't been touched in a long while, and the contact makes her start in surprise. But she doesn't pull away. It feels...good. Really good.

Jenny smiles hesitantly and leans against her a bit.] Thanks.

[makingsouffles]

[It's with a bitter sort of smile that Oswin recognizes the signs of someone who hasn't been shown a lot of kindness. Probably because she'd been in Jenny's place and the Doctor in hers not too long ago.]

No trouble. [She squeezes the girl's shoulder again.] S'what we do, help people.

[jennomaly]

[Her smile blossoms into something more real at that, and she nods.]

People like me?

[makingsouffles]

[Oswin nods, a little relieved to see that Jenny's starting to trust her a little more.] All sorts, really. Anyone who needs it.

[jennomaly]

[That makes Jenny smile slightly.] The world needs more people like you.