Lunamor

They’re fantastic! TPBM is good at public speaking.

I camped in the woods once, it was super naturey. How good are you at tongue twisters?

Shake it. WWYDIYF a four-leaf clover in your pocket?

Here’s some money. Go see a star war. I have a banana.

Jenny grinned and looked at Ed. He loved her. ”I’m doing very well.” She got distracted for a moment. ”Oh, and my side doesn’t hurt too much anymore! Aaron did something that healed it.” She poked her side in demonstration, then realized that that probably wasn’t doing a great job of communicating how much the injury hurt. @Weaver of Lights

Where to start? Well, the news you heard about Ulfric was true. The Imperials ambushed us outside Darkwater Crossing.

Jenny meandered over to Lucid. He’d walked over to her and Ed earlier, but they’d left quickly after that. ”I think we accidentally ditched you earlier, sorry. I got distracted.” She squeezed Ed’s hand, smiling at him, then looked back to Lucid. “How are you doing?” @Wierdo

Jenny nodded. She didn’t want to hide either. She’d have to find some way to better protect Ed. She suddenly wanted to start kissing him again, so she began to follow Rob, tugging Ed along with her. They didn’t have time to delay anymore.

“It’s ok, I think it’ll help me from accidentally tipping forwards. Thanks, though!” Jenny still couldn’t stop smiling. Hopefully she didn’t look like a crazy person to everyone else. She looked over at Roy and her expression turned a bit worried. She whispered to Ed. ”Should we try and hide this from Roy? I don’t want to, but I’m afraid about what he’ll try to do to you if he finds out we love each other. I don’t want him to see you as more of a threat.”

You’re really good at helping him. You’re good at helping me too, even if only by coincidence. I appreciate it a lot. Jenny hoisted her bag over her shoulder and adjusted it for a while, finding an angle where blades weren’t digging into her back. She then grabbed Ed’s hand again and started off towards his bag. She knew that if she stood still for too long, she’d just get distracted again.

Thanks! You’re a great wingman. Jenny cheerfully waved at the group as they approached. Rob seemed to already be leaving, so she made a beeline for her bag and quickly ensured everything was packed up correctly. She felt a bit bad that she and Ed had held things up, but not quite bad enough to regret it.

“Yeah…” Jenny paused there for a while, reveling in the knowledge that they loved each other. She eventually pulled herself to Ed and kissed him one last time. 7 - 8. She then grabbed Ed’s hand and slowly started walking towards the group. Jenny would’ve skipped were it not for her side and Ed’s hand in hers.

That's right! Don't worry, Uncle Ralof, I won't let those soldiers sneak up on you. Dark mode hurts my eyes.

Jenny reluctantly pulled back upon hearing Rob yell, looking over in the direction of the other demigods. He was right, they needed to leave. She didn’t move yet, though. She never wanted the beautiful moment to end. @Weaver of Lights

“I love you too.” It was surreal to hear herself say that, to hear Ed say that. They were in love. She laughed upon seeing Gift spinning. She felt like spinning around, too. That would require letting go of Ed, though. Instead, she kissed him again. 6 - 8.

Jenny leaned into the kiss, burying her fingers in Ed’s hair. 5 - 8. She felt like she had gotten emotional whiplash, going from shame to joy at lightning speed. The disorientation was well worth it. The contrast almost amplified the happiness, somehow. She was too distracted to think about it much more than that.

Was Ed just saying that to make her happy? He’d been honest about his uncertainty earlier, though, and he didn’t lie. He was telling her the truth. She smiled, then pulled back a bit so she could look at his face. Ed loved her. She could hardly believe it. He loved her. Jenny looked into his eyes, unable to find the words to express what she saw in them.

“You’re smart, kind, handsome. You care about me, make me laugh, make me happy. That’s why I like you, at least. I love you because you feel right. It’s hard to describe. Something fits, makes me feel whole. We’re both broken in some ways, but the jagged edges line up.” Jenny wasn’t very good with words. She probably wasn’t of any help.

“Of course.” Jenny wrapped her arms around Ed and rested her chin on his shoulder. She managed to keep herself from crying. That would make Ed feel even worse. She was glad he still wanted to hold her. Maybe she hadn’t completely driven him away.

“Ed, we practically just met. I’m surprised I feel this way so soon. I don’t expect you to, yet. That wouldn’t be fair.” He felt guilty. He was already worried about her, and now he felt guilty too. She knew this was a bad idea, why didn’t she listen to herself? She wanted to run away again, but Ed had said he needed her there.

Jenny nodded. ”It’s ok, really.” They hadn’t known each other for very long at all. She always rushed headlong into things, and it wasn’t reasonable to expect anyone else to. But it had made Ed upset. She was so foolish. So shortsighted.

“No, please don’t be sorry! I brought this up way too soon, probably. I just… I’m really scared. I don’t know if I’m gonna survive this quest, and I wanted you to know. I shouldn’t have told you yet, I’m so sorry.” She was so selfish, hurting Ed just because she was frightened. You weren’t supposed to do that to someone you loved. She wished she could take their conversation back, ensure she didn’t make him feel this way.

Jenny nodded. He was struggling to talk. He seemed to be fine otherwise, so maybe the wind had just gotten knocked out of him. She wanted to hold his hand, but he might not want her to do that anymore. But he said he needed her. She had to do something to make him feel better, anything. There was one thing she knew had worked before. Jenny grabbed the flower from her braids and held it out to him, her hand shaking a bit. ”Do you want a death flower?”

Jenny looked concerned and a bit scared. She helped him sit up, trying her best to not hurt his likely now bruised back. Her feelings of shame were now racing back to her. She was the reason he had climbed up into the tree, so it was her fault he’d fallen and hurt himself. ”What do you need me to do?”

“I’m so sorry! Um…” Jenny frantically thought, trying to figure out what to do. Had he broken bones, fractured something? She’d need a crash course from the Apollo kids when they got back to camp. ”Does anything hurt really bad?” She kept the ambrosia ready, just in case, although he didn’t seem to be urgently bleeding out or anything.