XanatosForever
Steward of RP
Eric had followed Bailey as she rushed out of the infirmary, determined to stay nearby in case the girl overexerted herself. At one point she had to hold herself against the wall for a moment, but she was able to press on, much to Eric's relief. He tailed her in silence, unsure of what to say in this tense moment. Ideally, he still was hoping that himself and the rest of the chosen would have more time to master control of their abilities, but from the way Bailey had awoken, that seemed very unlikely. He was confident in his ability to change shape, but it was his other powers, and he was sure of it now that he had more than one, that Eric was apprehensive about. He wasn't even sure what else he could do, and how it could be helpful. Worse, what if he suddenly tapped into a new power and ended up hurting one of the others instead?
His eyes subconsciously flickered in Bailey's direction as he thought of this, just in time to see her falling over, through the wall!
"Bailey!" Eric shouted, lunging for her arm. For a moment it seemed as though he could catch her, and he even thought he felt himself being pulled toward her. Then he missed, but his momentum sent him tumbling after her through the strange darkness of the wall, his own afterglow a jet black from his terror and thus unable to help him discern their surroundings. Instinctively, he felt himself shrinking, and he grabbed at Bailey's shirt before he got too small, clinging on to her collar as he became flea-sized, the one solid looking fabric now a mesh of soft, fuzzy string that sheltered him from the wind.
After what seemed like hours, the wind ceased, and Eric, fearing the worst, crawled out as best he could from the collar to see if Bailey was okay. He poked his head out to see the massive visage of Gaius, along with Elora. Unsure of what to do, he stayed where he was as Bailey recounted her harrowing ordeal to Gaius, and the man who had welcomed them sent Elora out to search for the rest of the chosen. After she left, Eric felt it was a good time to make his reappearance, and so he climbed out of Bailey's collar, growing just enough to ease the journey, and then took a flying leap, soaring through the air for a moment before flipping upright and growing back to his normal size, landing directly behind Bailey.
"Well," Eric murmured as he tried to smooth back his windswept hair, "that was a rush." His afterglow was once against a passive shine over his body.