P I P E R YOUNG

i am afraid
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Piper would be lying if she said she wasnāt nervous. As glad as she was that everyone was able to set aside their differences for this, Piper couldnāt shake the feeling that she wasnāt doing enough. Truly, she wasnāt sure what she could do, beyond what sheād already done, but she couldnāt help but think that if this went wrong, Lucy would die. There was a part of her that couldnāt help but wonder if Lucy might already be dead, and this was now nothing more than a trap for the rest of them. She kept it to herself. If there was even a chance of getting Lucy back, theyād just have to take that risk.
Three entrances, three teams, in and out, find Lucy. That was the plan, more or less. There wasnāt any room for misunderstandings, and hopefully each team could hold their own if something went wrong. Piper was glad to be working with Gemini again: she felt like she could trust them. She hadnāt had much of anything on the line when she worked with BludWynd, but he seemed alright.
Gemini was already there when Piper made it to the rendezvous point, and though she knew Gemini wouldnāt see it, Piper smiled at her greeting. āIāll feel a lot better once we get Red Witch back,ā If they get her back. When Gemini said there didnāt seem to be much activity, Piper glanced at the building, āThat makes me nervous.ā The last thing Piper wanted to do was walk into a trap. She tried to tell herself that having visible guards for an old abandoned building would be suspicious, but she wasn't sure bought it.
Gemini noticed BludWynd before Piper did. She supposed working with him for longer made it easier to tell when he showed up. As it was, Piper couldnāt quite wrap her head around his powers. They were incredible, and a little scary. Good for him, though, not being type-casted into a villainous role. That was more than a lot of them could say for themselves. She turned and stared at BludWynd as he arrived, almost as if she were testing to see if heād meet her gaze. Atticusā voice came through her earpiece first, and then Artemis. For the first time, Piper silently wondered what Luciana would think about her helping look for her. āAboleth, Gemini and BludWynd are on site and ready to go.ā There was a part of her that wanted to wish everyone luck, or remind Atticus to be careful, or thank them all for being here, but instead she just turned to look at Gemini, āIāll try not to get us caught this time.ā She joked, hoping against hope that she might make herself feel a little better about the whole thing.