Relentless

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"I'd do what he says, before he ends up falling out of the car" A tired Daton said, be it rather quietly before getting comfortable, turning his body to face his door, before falling in to a soundless light sleep, light yet filled with nightmares... his nightmares weren't going to go away for some time.

[Xiomara]

Sighing she pulled the car over, grumbling something under her breath at the lengths men would go when being immature. Taking a deep breath she slid out of the driver's seat in time to moveinto the bushes and empty her stomach of the power bar she had had earlier. Feeling gritty and dehydrated she switched spots with Erebus. Climbing in the back seat she turned her back to both men and pulled her shirt off, revealing the bandaged side. When removing that, several pieced of her flesh had been mauled and included puncture wounds between her ribs from where injured ancients had tried to feed from her. Shuddering at the memory she pulled the balm free of her bag and began to apply the salve to the angry flesh. Feeling it immediately calm the burning sensation that had been plaguing the area.

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He climbed out and waited for her to get back in the car before he would get in, he could see now she was also injured but he chose to say nothing about it for the time being.
"Put your belts on"
He wasn't joking. As soon as he had the car in gear he roared off down the road. He had more then enought of this shit. He just wanted to get them all back and alive. He didn't care about anything else.
Shooting off down the M and A Roads it didn't take long for him to get to dover. Seeing the white cliffs he cleared his throat and pulled the window open directing the jeap down to the right ferrie they would need to get on.
Paying their way on without their passports took a little effort but eventually he drove the car into the carrier and pulled up before slumping in the seat with a huge sigh.
"lets leave this hell hole"

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It was only when he could smell the sea air did he wake up, for some reason he enjoyed being around or on the sea, even in horrid weather conditions... it was a quirk. With a quiet groan of protest about having to wake up she slowly moved, sitting normally again. He noted the silence and it set him on edge, thinking he'd been left alone and felt about for erebus' shoulder, sighing in relief when his hand gently landed on the man's shoulder.

[Xiomara]

The bumpy ride had been fun, sort of. Had it not aggravated more of her wounds maybe she would have enjoyed it. Instead she pushed her door open and stepped out of the car while yanking her shirt back down. She leaned on the ferry’s railing and looked out at the ocean, casting a furtive glance towards the shore and the place they were leaving behind. “Talk about a vacation dampener.” Sighing she shuddered against the slight breeze, its salty quality making exposed cuts burn just lightly so. Inside the Jeep Erebus and Daton sat in what she assumed was companionable silence, and somehow this made her long for home. Not just the snow capped mountains but the coven. How many days had they spent fighting off the ancients? Did anyone notice they were gone?

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Feeling Daton touch his shoulder he moved his arm to pat the kids hand in reassurance. "I'm here. Get some sleep kid"
He climbed out of the car for one reason to stretch his legs. Once that was done he got down onto his knees and the lowered himself onto his front.
He didn't care who saw, he didn't care what happened in his mind they were safe now and with that he passed straight out to sleep.

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Before he too fell asleep again he got out of the car, ending up by xio, listening to the waves crashing against the shore and the ferry scything through the waves. He leaned against the protective railings, thinking about home, the people there, even if there were some he didn't want to see "who knew what happened, xio?"

[Xiomara]

Looking at Daton she brushed her fingers through his hair, happy that she still had a friend she could save. This had to count for something, right? "Sauri and Ajax will have known. From what I know the Council attacked, they brough wave after wave of newly created vampires to the lands. They attacked everywhere at once. Many died. The Coven is no more, there's no home to return to. Only people you may or may not like, some are still there. But Daton, a lot of them are gone. We've buried them then Erebus and I came for you. There are plans to rebuild something better, we're hoping that it remains strong."

Sighing she looked at the ocean, watching the waves breathing in the air. "They even attacked the caves, those bastards... They left no rock unturned in their effort to find us. Those bastards.."

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His sleep didn't last as long as he would have wanted, he heard the end of what Xiomara was telling Daton.
He didn't speak or move, he didn't want to make the blow to Daton any harder then it had already been from what he had just been told. Instead again he just closed his eyes and tried to get some rest before having to drive off the boat.

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"sauri... " there was blistering resentment in his voice with that name, that one word, so he didn't speak of her again for the rest of the duration of the ferry trip, kicking a rock with one of her bare feet before clearly steering the attention away from the people but more what happened. "I'm not surprised they tried taking anyone out, its a classic tactic... don't leave anyone alive that can come back and bite you on the backside"

[Xiomara]

"Sauri is alright, she made it out of the fray. At least you still have me to bug you and fuss over you. That's got to count for something." The resentment in Daton's voice was obvious, but she wasn't one to pry and she had had no idea what had transpired between him and Sauri. "Sadly there's plenty of us alive and I get the feeling the trouble brewing isn't going to stop at the Council. The Coven is extremely weak right now, especially our leaders. We're all vulnerable for more attacks, and wounded beyond recognition. I doubt we'll recognize those we see in the mirror." Reaching over she ruffled his hair, something she often did for Cerverous or Ari. Frost had also been killed in that battle, but she kept that wound to herself, keeping it safely hidden within the core of her being.

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Grabbing the handle of the landdrovers door he dragged himself back up and onto his feet. He didn't know how long it had taken them to get to the main land they needed to be on and he didn't really care. They still had a few hours of driving to do and all he wanted now was just to get the two of them back to the place they had called their home.
"Get in"
Climbing back into the drivers seat he started the car back up and eased it up and onto an offload damp waiting impatiently for it to open before he put the car in gear and drove straight through customs. Ignoring plenty of screaming officials that he would have to stop for passport checks again.

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Once back in to the car he settled in to his normal silence, just listening to the high revs of the engine, suspecting if erebus sped up more the cylinders would start dancing on top of the bonnet, which caused a tiny chuckle to be heard from the blind man, the first time he'd been heard even giving a hint of a laugh for a very long time. However that only lasted a second or two, the dread of what he might find once they'd return soon creeping in to his mind.

[Xiomara]

Grumbling something about a bossy fire wielder she climbed into the back seat and once settled decided to take a nap. Curling in on herself, she would let Engel and Risfel take over the business with the passports. Saying nothing more she dozed off into a deep sleep, forgetting what horrors awaited her in the dark confines of her mind.

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It was his intention to drive the whole way back, concentraing upon the road he looked up every now and again to check on the others.
Which was when he hit the breaks. Turning around he grabbed Xiomara's left shoulder, shaking it hard against the wishes of his healing bones.
He remembered his promise to her about lighting up the darkness.
"Xio. Wake up!" He growled at her hoping that he caught her in time.