[Training] Hope as far as one can see

Maea

Waking from the dream
Witnessing the smoke that's rolling in

She could only nod in agreement. There was something so incredibly violating in having anything or anyone peer into her mind. From what she recalled of the voice - this Vox entity - it could do more than simply speak to them, and the whole concept made her shudder with revulsion. That Hadama felt the same was heartening, honestly, because while her knowledge of mer was limited, she did know that they shared in the Attuned bond, in some capacity. And if the Attuned disliked that kind of insight... then she wasn't wrong to feel the way she did.

Taking a closer look at Hadama, now that they were both standing still and opening up to conversation, she did notice the differences about it. It was subtle, just something in his posture and the tilt of his head, but it made her wonder what else Safrin had asked of him.
"That's a big task," she noted, her scowl softening into a look of concern. "Do you have any leads? The only one we really know anything about would be Dahlia, wouldn't it..."

The bold thing to do would be to just go to Stormbreak and talk to her, eye to eye. But Maea suspected that it was also among the more foolish things one could think to do. If she didn't like what one was saying... it could become dangerous very quickly.

The end is what you fear
The scent of embers lingers in the air