[ The half exhaled breath in Noatak's throat hitched and caught in his chest when he saw Tarrlok coming down the walkway into the gardens. He shouldn't have been shocked, he knew, given the innumerable times he's watched in on his brother play the part of Councilman. This wasn't some twisted display of familial protectiveness watching from the shadows, however. They were in broad daylight now, and he had no where to run even if he wanted to.
Noatak stood by a stone gate that yawned into the winding path into the fire gardens proper. His posture and even his demeanour had been completely deflated after waiting out here for so long. With apprehension if Tarrlok would see Noatak or that nameless healer that slipped his notice time and again, he stepped out into view. ]
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Noatak stood by a stone gate that yawned into the winding path into the fire gardens proper. His posture and even his demeanour had been completely deflated after waiting out here for so long. With apprehension if Tarrlok would see Noatak or that nameless healer that slipped his notice time and again, he stepped out into view. ]
I see my message got through.