Meandering magic

His wariness is respectable, and Aurelia only hopes that he can understand her own once she offers him an explanation. Brief and vague as it is, he seems to connect the dots himself. As for not having ever been to Torchline, he seems truthful. To his credit, Torchline is really fuckin’ hot. Even Aurelia can hardly stand it at times.

Lilly, as she circles around behind Aurelia’s feet, is left entirely alone to do her wolfy thing.

Aurelia's brows lift. [say]“The… They attacked a building in Torchline. I attempted to put a stop to it and they.. Hotaru retaliated. She attempted to kill me after I killed her companion.”[/say] In case her words are not proof enough, she pulls up one of her baggy sleeves to show him the swathes of scars on her arms, a result of Hotaru’s own lightning magic.

[say]“So… forgive me if I seem... on edge,”[/say] she adds, letting her sleeve fall back down once he’s looked. She understands the weight of her words is fairly heavy, and if Sah is any kind of loyalist, he may very well turn on her for killing Hotaru’s companion. But Aurelia hasn’t forgotten, in all this chaos, that Hotaru brought it upon herself.

Was it cutthroat? Well... that’s Torchline, baby.