[Training] Hope as far as one can see

Maea

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

Picking at the knot to undo the wrap around her hands, Maea didn't quite meet his gaze. "It's your choice, and I can respect that," she responded slowly. "I've never met Safrin, so I can't speak out of personal experience... but much of what I have heard about her isn't very flattering." Teasing the end out of the knot, she began to roll the wrap off her left hand. "She tormented Sunjata for years. She interfered between Ronin and Remi's marriage. That's... not the kind of behavior I could respect in anyone. But for a goddess? Someone who holds power enough to alter people's lives on a whim?"

Shaking her head slowly, Maea looked up and met Hadama's gaze with a serious expression. "I'm sure you have your reasons for choosing her. I just don't understand what she could offer that lets anyone overlook the things she has done."

With one hand free, she repeated the process on her other hand and tossed the rolls into a basket with several others, where they belonged. "I don't mind going to the Climb," she went on,  accepting his request without objections. It wasn't exactly on the way, but she thought it might be nice to warm up properly. The seasons were turning, and she was beginning to feel the weakness against cold as a stiffness in her joints. It took longer to get going in the mornings the colder it got.

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