Trying Hard to Breathe
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:36 am
((Continued from In the Darkest of Times))
"Dammit."
Matthias Kovalenko didn't make it a habit to swear very often, but the situation certainly warranted it. He'd left the river when the crazy blonde girl with the axe had made her presence known in the area, and quite truthfully, he hadn't looked back. He was so focused on finding Jodeen and making sure that she was safe that he honestly didn't even know if Penelope was still behind him anymore.
Eventually, exhaustion had gotten to him, and he'd inevitably decided to take a short rest. He'd get nothing accomplished if he couldn't even function. He'd opted to rest in a wooded area close to the main road, and he now sat there, staring intently at his map and carefully closing off the locations that Danya had declared dangerzones. Slowly but surely, he seemed to be pushing them toward the center of the island. It was both good and bad news, really.
It'd certainly be easier to find his sister in a smaller place. Still... it also meant that he had less time to find his sister, and it also made the chances of him running into someone dangerous that much greater. He let out a frustrated sigh. It had been six days. Six long, strenuous days... and he still hadn't seen hide nor hair of Jodeen.
According to the announcements, she hadn't been killed. At least he had that bit of knowledge, and right now, that was the only reason that Matthias had any hope left at all. He forced himself to his feet. He had to go on. He had to keep looking. He emerged from the shrubbery slowly, checking the area around him to see if anyone else was nearby.
"Dammit."
Matthias Kovalenko didn't make it a habit to swear very often, but the situation certainly warranted it. He'd left the river when the crazy blonde girl with the axe had made her presence known in the area, and quite truthfully, he hadn't looked back. He was so focused on finding Jodeen and making sure that she was safe that he honestly didn't even know if Penelope was still behind him anymore.
Eventually, exhaustion had gotten to him, and he'd inevitably decided to take a short rest. He'd get nothing accomplished if he couldn't even function. He'd opted to rest in a wooded area close to the main road, and he now sat there, staring intently at his map and carefully closing off the locations that Danya had declared dangerzones. Slowly but surely, he seemed to be pushing them toward the center of the island. It was both good and bad news, really.
It'd certainly be easier to find his sister in a smaller place. Still... it also meant that he had less time to find his sister, and it also made the chances of him running into someone dangerous that much greater. He let out a frustrated sigh. It had been six days. Six long, strenuous days... and he still hadn't seen hide nor hair of Jodeen.
According to the announcements, she hadn't been killed. At least he had that bit of knowledge, and right now, that was the only reason that Matthias had any hope left at all. He forced himself to his feet. He had to go on. He had to keep looking. He emerged from the shrubbery slowly, checking the area around him to see if anyone else was nearby.