[Sectioning their squadron is a common occurrence; not every mark requires Her Majesty's full force in play, and often times a smaller group of knights can infiltrate unseen where more would be a burden. Still, there's something more grim about missions played out alone, and with both him and Isabeau carrying out entirely separate orders the last few days have been taxing beyond measure.
He isn't dependent on her company (nor is she on his) but washing the blood from his skin beneath London's heavy rain feels more like peeling away a calloused second skin. Relief in the span of cool, pattering seconds just outside the council's front archway as he waits, budding flowers heavy with rainfall. When you've lived centuries beyond centuries, social comforts are an invaluable commodity.
Besides, he'd prefer to loiter as long as humanly possible before dealing with rank and file.]
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He isn't dependent on her company (nor is she on his) but washing the blood from his skin beneath London's heavy rain feels more like peeling away a calloused second skin. Relief in the span of cool, pattering seconds just outside the council's front archway as he waits, budding flowers heavy with rainfall. When you've lived centuries beyond centuries, social comforts are an invaluable commodity.
Besides, he'd prefer to loiter as long as humanly possible before dealing with rank and file.]