As Elias came to consciousness, everything was such a blur. The entire experience he'd had in the barn seemed like some sick and twisted fantasy, something dreams are made of. But when he tried to move the fingers on his hand and realized that he couldn't, the dark reality set in.
He kept his eyes closed out of fear of what he would see when he opened them. Though he could hear the quiet murmurs of machines and clio around him in what sounded like a hospital, he was too traumatized to take it at face value. If he weren't so terrified, he may have let some tears drip from his eyes. But for him, he felt like he may still be in the barn for all he knew. He'd woken up there too may time to expect any different.
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Henri noticed Elias' body language change as he, Henri assumed, started to come back to consciousness. Henrik had felt the depths of guilt like he hadn't felt in years when he'd found out that his son, who was coming home to Nadar because of him, had been kidnapped and almost killed. To see Elias in the state that he was in was horrifying.
Henri had missed Elias when the ferry arrived, but had at first blamed it on Elias' attitude. Maybe he hadn't actually boarded the ferry, maybe something came up that was more important to him. But when Henri couldn't get ahold of him through the Redfern phones, he had become seriously concerned.
And quickly his entire family and close correspondences seemed to be on top of it. If Estela hadn't come home so recently, he definitely would have been at the forefront of what had happened...but he was still trying to understand what exactly had happened with Estela, and what she was still trapped in. Little did he know, she was trapped in what Elias and his cousins/friends would suffer from: the Coterie.
"Elias, I'm here," he said softly, holding his son's arm. "It's going to be okay."
Elias heard his father's voice and came to no other conclusion than that he was dead. He was convinced that there was no way he was going to make it out of that barn alive, and therefore could accept nothing less. He kept his eyes closed, and Henri looked longingly at Estela. Maybe she could help this, as startling as it would be for Elias to feel and hear his mother alive and well.
He kept his eyes closed out of fear of what he would see when he opened them. Though he could hear the quiet murmurs of machines and clio around him in what sounded like a hospital, he was too traumatized to take it at face value. If he weren't so terrified, he may have let some tears drip from his eyes. But for him, he felt like he may still be in the barn for all he knew. He'd woken up there too may time to expect any different.
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Henri noticed Elias' body language change as he, Henri assumed, started to come back to consciousness. Henrik had felt the depths of guilt like he hadn't felt in years when he'd found out that his son, who was coming home to Nadar because of him, had been kidnapped and almost killed. To see Elias in the state that he was in was horrifying.
Henri had missed Elias when the ferry arrived, but had at first blamed it on Elias' attitude. Maybe he hadn't actually boarded the ferry, maybe something came up that was more important to him. But when Henri couldn't get ahold of him through the Redfern phones, he had become seriously concerned.
And quickly his entire family and close correspondences seemed to be on top of it. If Estela hadn't come home so recently, he definitely would have been at the forefront of what had happened...but he was still trying to understand what exactly had happened with Estela, and what she was still trapped in. Little did he know, she was trapped in what Elias and his cousins/friends would suffer from: the Coterie.
"Elias, I'm here," he said softly, holding his son's arm. "It's going to be okay."
Elias heard his father's voice and came to no other conclusion than that he was dead. He was convinced that there was no way he was going to make it out of that barn alive, and therefore could accept nothing less. He kept his eyes closed, and Henri looked longingly at Estela. Maybe she could help this, as startling as it would be for Elias to feel and hear his mother alive and well.