and everybody's gotta breathe somehow
Alys came closer when Deimos gestured, pointing out the sliver of obsidian. The young woman considered it as Deimos moved on. It was a small vein, to be sure, but she didn't need very much. Maybe, if she could just work around the stone and get a big enough chunk... She began to chip away at the stone around the obsidian, being careful not to accidentally strike the shiny rock.
When Deimos laughed, Alys smiled wryly. It was much the same reaction she'd gotten from Tal, when she'd said something about Hotaru to him. "No," she replied. She thought of the reading she'd done for the other woman, of how sad and lonely she had seemed. "She seems to be genuine. I like her. I wish I could repay her, though."
So Deimos wasn't from Halo, either. It was nice, knowing that she wasn't the only outsider who had decided to make their home among the ice. And Deimos seemed to have done well for himself, as Warden - so perhaps, if the people of Halo could come to trust him, they could come to trust her, too. "Do you ever miss it?" she asked, thinking of her own home. She could honestly say that she was happier away from the Hollowed Grounds, but she knew that some people were attached to their homelands.
When Deimos laughed, Alys smiled wryly. It was much the same reaction she'd gotten from Tal, when she'd said something about Hotaru to him. "No," she replied. She thought of the reading she'd done for the other woman, of how sad and lonely she had seemed. "She seems to be genuine. I like her. I wish I could repay her, though."
So Deimos wasn't from Halo, either. It was nice, knowing that she wasn't the only outsider who had decided to make their home among the ice. And Deimos seemed to have done well for himself, as Warden - so perhaps, if the people of Halo could come to trust him, they could come to trust her, too. "Do you ever miss it?" she asked, thinking of her own home. She could honestly say that she was happier away from the Hollowed Grounds, but she knew that some people were attached to their homelands.
ALYS
