Rin only has a moment to see Rita and Yuuya (and Lambert) fall before the foul smoke fills the area immediately around the Mother. He, Kuro, and Yukio are, for the moment, outside the range of effect... but he can't let fallen allies stay so close to the danger.
"... Stay here," he says to Yukio with an authoritative voice. He doesn't give his brother a choice -- Kuro crouches and Rin pushes his brother off the back of the cat.
"Don't breathe it in, Kuro!" he says, holding his breath as well as they charge into the fog. Knowing fae magic, it probably won't matter ... but he's not going to risk it.
The despair is overwhelming, and Kuro stops dead as he enters the area of effect, cowering. Rin feels it, too, but they have to keep going. He rubs Kuro behind the ears and horns, spurring him back into action.
The pair find Yuuya and Rita in the smog, and Kuro grabs the unconscious one in his mouth like a mother cat carrying a kitten. Rin offers his hand to Rita.
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"... Stay here," he says to Yukio with an authoritative voice. He doesn't give his brother a choice -- Kuro crouches and Rin pushes his brother off the back of the cat.
"Don't breathe it in, Kuro!" he says, holding his breath as well as they charge into the fog. Knowing fae magic, it probably won't matter ... but he's not going to risk it.
The despair is overwhelming, and Kuro stops dead as he enters the area of effect, cowering. Rin feels it, too, but they have to keep going. He rubs Kuro behind the ears and horns, spurring him back into action.
The pair find Yuuya and Rita in the smog, and Kuro grabs the unconscious one in his mouth like a mother cat carrying a kitten. Rin offers his hand to Rita.
"Get on!"