A/N: Set during The Blue Spirit. Title is Noyes', Avatar is M&B's, line at the end is old as dirt and thereby belongs to no one.
"Help me."
I don't know why I'm at the shrine for the spirit of tricksters and thieves for help against Zhou, but then my patron Agni hasn't exactly proved forthcoming recently.
"I can't let him have what I've worked to find for so long. I'll never get home. Please…"
No response.
"Fine! Leave a kid to rot in the hands of that monster. See if I care!"
The ship keels sharply –
Thunk.
The grinning face shifts slightly, falling back. It's not an effigy – it's a mask.
They say spirits help those who help themselves…