Ravenna
magic hidden in the void and —
Far too confused to feel much at all, the girl warily eyed the big man as he approached, but did not try to run. Whether because she realized how futile it would be or because he hadn't done her anything before, when he'd had every reason to, was unclear. At least she didn't shrink back from him; only watched, catlike in her curiosity, as he raised his hands.
And then the sky was suddenly golden, glittering like the sun and stars all at once, and all her hurts melted away like ice cream on hot cobblestone. A reverant little sigh quivered out of her, and an almost-smile hovered about her slack-jawed mouth.
"Are you a god?," she breathed, sniffling lightly against the dried blood that remained the only proof that she'd ever been hurt. "Can you fix my mama too?" Then, because she had been raised at least somewhat properly, she hurriedly added "Thank you mister for helping me."
And then the sky was suddenly golden, glittering like the sun and stars all at once, and all her hurts melted away like ice cream on hot cobblestone. A reverant little sigh quivered out of her, and an almost-smile hovered about her slack-jawed mouth.
"Are you a god?," she breathed, sniffling lightly against the dried blood that remained the only proof that she'd ever been hurt. "Can you fix my mama too?" Then, because she had been raised at least somewhat properly, she hurriedly added "Thank you mister for helping me."
— truths waiting to be spoken
