Reunion

"Reunion" is a [SEASON NUMBER] thread written on [IRL DATE].
==Summary==
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==Full Text==
As soon as the portal opened up and people started coming back through Kettil and the other volunteers began giving them blankets and packs of supplies while others offered the newly released prisoners food. Kettil is organizing a group of supplies to make sure they're ready for the refugees.
Jan 26, 2020
They arrived at the rendezvous point, safe and sound and ever so slightly damp. Iona flicked one of her ears in thought, Hmm... we're not completely dry. Wonder what happened to Aunt Akkey. She observed her surroundings, squinting against the rising daylight. She saw familiar faces of fellow prisoners, noting somewhat sadly the absence of Opie, but quickly getting distracted when she saw a certain person.
Kettil... her face instantly heated up as she recalled their last encounter. She stood rooted to her spot, at a loss for words.
Jan 26, 2020
Kettil started pushing the cart of supplies towards the group, looking at the manifest of supplies. "Good, looks like we'll have enough." He murmurs to himself, still not noticing the other half-breed. He stops the cart in front of her and pulls a bundle of supplies out of it and goes to hand it to her. "Here you g-" He stops mid-sentence, frozen in place as the bundle tumbles from his grip. "Wh-... What the Hel are you doing here?" His words falling out of his mouth in shock, not really registering the connotation of the phrase.
Jan 28, 2020
“I-uh...came with everybody else...? The portals opened up here...” Iona clasped her hands behind her back, feeling a little uncertain about what to say, “I was at Castaway and then the raid happened and...” She bent down to pick up the bundle that he dropped.
Jan 28, 2020
His mouth is agape as he is overwhelmed by a flood of emotions, fear, anger, relief. After letting his brain process for a moment he reaches out and wraps his arms around her tightly.
Feb 1, 2020
The force of his embrace caused her to step back and drop the supplies again, catching Iona in surprise. "Uh... Kettil?" she stammered, The people around them looked on curiously, "Kettil... I can't breathe..."
Feb 1, 2020
He blushes and backs up, hands on her shoulders. "Right sorry... Hey where's Aria?" He asked, glancing around for the little one.
Feb 9, 2020
Iona visibly stiffened, and glanced away, "I don't know... she's not with me, on the day we left, we got ambushed by some Central soldiers. They separated us, I haven't seen her since..." She got more and more agitated as she recalled that day, getting a look that Kettil had never seen before on her usually stoic face.
"I got knocked out. I couldn't protect her. What kind of sister am I when I can't keep my only sister safe..."
Feb 9, 2020
"Hey, no." He says, gently shaking her shoulders. "Don't do that, that's what they want. Don't focus on the fact that she's gone, focus on how we're going to get her back."
Feb 12, 2020
"I don't even know where she is, much less how to get her back. I don't even know if she's still..." Iona shook her head, not wanting to even finish that sentence.
"You were right..." she whispered, "We shouldn't have left..."
Feb 13, 2020
"Hey, it's gonna be okay." He said wrapping his arms around her, comfortingly. "I'm going to make sure it's okay."
Feb 14, 2020
She didn't realize returning the embrace until a few moments of gripping the fabric of his clothes. He was only a little taller than her, not counting the ears, and she buried her face in his shoulder and stayed there as if to steady herself. She was no crier, but the frustration at herself was boiling inside in a turmoil.
"Thanks Kettil..." he heard her voice muffled.
Feb 15, 2020
Kettil rubbed her back. "Anytime Iona." Once she's feeling better he asks. "So what's your plan from here? We can set you up with new life, fresh start somewhere with some money and supplies. Or you could join us and work with us against Central." He figured he already knew her answer but had to ask anyways.
Feb 15, 2020
"I need to find Aria first," she said in a low tone, stepping away from the hug a little awkwardly, "Did my aunt come back yet? "
Feb 15, 2020
Kettil watched as the portal snapped shut, the rabbit faunus in question no where to be seen. "I... Guess she's not coming back."
Feb 16, 2020
Iona groaned under her breath, There she goes again by herself. "I don't know what to do next, my Aunt or my dad would know where to look..."
Feb 16, 2020
Kettil leads her over to a map. "Do you remember where you guys were when they ambushed you, round abouts?" He asked.
Feb 16, 2020
"It was around here..." she pointed at the map at around a day's worth of flight from Haligan towards Central. She gestured surely despite having gotten lost so many times had it not been for Aria with her, "They split us up there and brought me to Castaway."
Feb 16, 2020
He nods. "Alright then. Don't worry then, we'll get her back." He says, taking her hands in his and giving them a gentle squeeze.
Feb 17, 2020
She didn't move for a second, before gripping his hands in return and nodding, "Okay. Thanks, Kettil... thank you...."
Feb 17, 2020
He smiles softly at her and nods back. "There she is." He loosens his hold on her hands. "I have to go get someone go looking for Aria. This wasn't exactly in the plan but we'll make it work. I'll be back in a few minutes okay?"
Feb 21, 2020
Iona took a breath to clear her head, "Yeah." She looked at Kettil with her usual firm gaze, "Alright. Thanks. I'll start helping around too."
Feb 22, 2020
Kettil heads out of the clinic to a side alley and waits for a few minutes. "I know you're there." He said simply. A shadow drops to the ground in front of him, looking at the half-breed curiously. "Look I don't have time to explain how, I just need you to do something for me."
"And what exactly do you need?" A female voice came from under the hood and mask.
"I need you to go find Iona's sister." He pulls out the map. "Last Iona saw her, she was here." He points.
She scoffs. "That's not my mission." The assassin replied.
"I'm sure it isn't." Kettil said. "And I'm sure that you also will only listen to the Warden. So you can go find her and ask her if you like, but I'm almost certain she will side with me and all you will have done is wasted time you could have used to save that poor girl's life. And I swear to you, if she is dead because of you, I will guarantee that you will share her fate."
The assassin's eyes narrow. "Be careful who you toy with boy." She growled.
"No." Kettil said as he slowly drew the air from her lungs before shoving it back in. "Be careful who you toy with."
The woman collapses to the ground gasping and coughing before glaring up at him for a moment before standing and jumping onto a nearby overhang, onto the roofs and out of sight.
Category:BOTGD 2
Category:Events
Category:Act I
Category:Kettil Ericson
Category:Iona Lindholm