The Flood [Part 2]
Kalliope continued to watch over the battle from a safe distance. Several times she felt her hands and legs twitch as if preparing to leap into battle. From this distance she could smell the blood of the fallen, and it was sending her senses into overdrive.
With every slight movement, Lucius would smile and tug on her sleeve to remind her to calm down. Unfortunately, calming down in a situation like this was not in her nature. She desperately wished to be shedding the blood of her enemies alongside her allies. Though she did not know any of these elves by their names, save Faylin, she still wished to take part in a glorious battle at their side.
Had she known that Lucius would instantly become this protective, she might not have told him about the possibilities and simply took the potion without explanation.