"Come, Bart. Don't look back, we're leaving now. Bring Four and we'll walk to freedom together." Koschei knew he could not stay with them, he had so much to do and to learn. Protection was needed, safety was paramount and Three had to be restored. Still, he wanted to not take his first steps alone.
Because he was terrified and he didn't know if this was truly a good move or not. He had learned, in recent months, that confidence was so very easy to fake.
So he held his hand out to Barty. "Shall we, kin?"
"Let's." Barty felt fear now, but Klaus was in his arms and he wanted to be brave. He took One's hand and dragged Klaus along as they headed out the door. The air was fresh. He hadn't known it could be. It was dark. Was it always this dark outside?
They exited from the side of a hill at night, hidden away by a seldom used dirt road. None of this Barty was able to identify. But he looked up at the sky and saw some lights. Stars, he assumed. "Wake up, Klaus. Look around. We are out."
"Eh?" Klaus slurred as he opened his eyes sleepily and then tilted his head back, looking at the pretty lights. What? It smelled different and then he turned his head, he saw big hills and grass. Hell, he felt the grass under his feet and between his toes. It was so strange. He giggled, unable to stop himself. "We're outside?"
"Yes." Koschei let go of Barty's hand and looked down the path ahead of them and then back at the lab. "We have to go forward, not backwards. All three of us... four of us? Is he -- Is Theta still...?"
He didn't want to leave him in the lab, all alone.
"Do you see them, Koschei? The stars." Theta was smiling, arms outspread as he looked up. "I want to go see what they see. I want to visit all of them too. Don't you see that it's beautiful?" He sighed and shook his head, looking over at Klaus. "He never sees the little things. He worries too much."
"...I think so." It looked at if Klaus was looking at some kind of ghost, anyway. Barty was trying to interpret it as best he could. "We... We need to go where houses are, right?" He wondered what direction that was.
"He likes the stars." Klaus informed Koschei, who hadn't taken the time to really look at them. He was in planning mode. His eyes were on the road leading away. "You should look at them, One."
Koschei looked at Klaus and then tilted his head back, looking at the stars twinkle in the sky. They were beautiful. He hoped to have more time to appreciate them. "Pick a path and stick to it. That's what they say. So let's walk along here and eventually, we'll see a 'house' we can have."
Already leading the way, Koschei went ahead. Klaus watched and then turned to Barty. "The outside is beautiful. Do you like it?"
"You are no fun, fuddy-duddy," Theta informed Koschei, who couldn't hear him. he still elected to walk next to him, so Klaus and Barty could have their talk in private.
Barty made sure to keep a hold of Klaus's hand, following behind Koschei who seemed to at least have some kind of plan. He was hoping that one day he would have plans too. "I like it," he confirmed, "I like the trees."
He gestured at them. They looked so different from what he had expected. Bigger and they had more presence. The way their leaves rustled, it was was if they were speaking. He wondered whether he could command them.
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Because he was terrified and he didn't know if this was truly a good move or not. He had learned, in recent months, that confidence was so very easy to fake.
So he held his hand out to Barty. "Shall we, kin?"
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They exited from the side of a hill at night, hidden away by a seldom used dirt road. None of this Barty was able to identify. But he looked up at the sky and saw some lights. Stars, he assumed. "Wake up, Klaus. Look around. We are out."
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"Yes." Koschei let go of Barty's hand and looked down the path ahead of them and then back at the lab. "We have to go forward, not backwards. All three of us... four of us? Is he -- Is Theta still...?"
He didn't want to leave him in the lab, all alone.
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"...I think so." It looked at if Klaus was looking at some kind of ghost, anyway. Barty was trying to interpret it as best he could. "We... We need to go where houses are, right?" He wondered what direction that was.
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Koschei looked at Klaus and then tilted his head back, looking at the stars twinkle in the sky. They were beautiful. He hoped to have more time to appreciate them. "Pick a path and stick to it. That's what they say. So let's walk along here and eventually, we'll see a 'house' we can have."
Already leading the way, Koschei went ahead. Klaus watched and then turned to Barty. "The outside is beautiful. Do you like it?"
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Barty made sure to keep a hold of Klaus's hand, following behind Koschei who seemed to at least have some kind of plan. He was hoping that one day he would have plans too. "I like it," he confirmed, "I like the trees."
He gestured at them. They looked so different from what he had expected. Bigger and they had more presence. The way their leaves rustled, it was was if they were speaking. He wondered whether he could command them.