Lisbeth blinked rapidly. Frey magic. Demigod.
Not Abandoned.
She would have let out a sigh of relief, except that it turned into another coughing fit. This time, she stepped forward and accepted the glass of water, drinking as much as she could without spitting it back up. She took a few moments to compose herself, taking some deep breaths, then wiping her mouth on the back of her sleeve.
"Sorry," she said. "I'm sorry."
A demigod was another story. Much more intimidating, but not in a frightening way. A demigod of Frey meant he was either Frey's child, or a supremely blessed person chosen by Frey and gifted with supreme power.
She looked up at him, her eyes wide. She couldn't quite meet his eyes.
"I'm sorry for jumping to the wrong conclusions," she squeaked out in a hoarse whisper.
She wasn't sure what to do. What did one do in front of a demigod? Bow? Kneel? Grovel?
She settled for giving him a short bow, though the movement set off her coughing again, so the bow could just as easily have been mistaken for her doubling over in pain.
Not Abandoned.
She would have let out a sigh of relief, except that it turned into another coughing fit. This time, she stepped forward and accepted the glass of water, drinking as much as she could without spitting it back up. She took a few moments to compose herself, taking some deep breaths, then wiping her mouth on the back of her sleeve.
"Sorry," she said. "I'm sorry."
A demigod was another story. Much more intimidating, but not in a frightening way. A demigod of Frey meant he was either Frey's child, or a supremely blessed person chosen by Frey and gifted with supreme power.
She looked up at him, her eyes wide. She couldn't quite meet his eyes.
"I'm sorry for jumping to the wrong conclusions," she squeaked out in a hoarse whisper.
She wasn't sure what to do. What did one do in front of a demigod? Bow? Kneel? Grovel?
She settled for giving him a short bow, though the movement set off her coughing again, so the bow could just as easily have been mistaken for her doubling over in pain.
