Her heart raced when he passed her, a blur of black on black that was hard to zero in on. The movement threw her fairies into a tizzy. Some were chirping to each other words of encouragement, others hissing at the darkness that suddenly seemed too close, much too close.
"You should know," began Tooth, head cocking first in one direction and then another, following the ambiance of Pitch's voice. "You should know that I'm not lost." And I'm not afraid.
She didn't want her fairies to be affected by her own uncertainty, and thus had to control her fear. This man...this creature that was Pitch Black...was undeserving of her fear, besides. And that...that made it a little bit easier.
"I have as much right to fly here as...I suppose you have right to skulk." She raised her hands and gestured for her fairies to fall back. They were reluctant at first, exchanging glances, but each obeyed. "You can stop hiding anytime."
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"You should know," began Tooth, head cocking first in one direction and then another, following the ambiance of Pitch's voice. "You should know that I'm not lost." And I'm not afraid.
She didn't want her fairies to be affected by her own uncertainty, and thus had to control her fear. This man...this creature that was Pitch Black...was undeserving of her fear, besides. And that...that made it a little bit easier.
"I have as much right to fly here as...I suppose you have right to skulk." She raised her hands and gestured for her fairies to fall back. They were reluctant at first, exchanging glances, but each obeyed. "You can stop hiding anytime."