[se] new stars

'cause I've been a devil, I've been a saint

The addition of feathers and wings did indeed improve the sketch, and Alys nodded her approval. "Yes, I think that did the trick." With that out of the way, Alys waited to see if Deimos would give any other instruction or ask for any other opinions. She was here, and they were talking, and she'd be happy to help, given the chance. All he had to do was ask.

"I don't know," she said softly. "I'm not sure that there's anything I want from any of them, but... I don't know. Sometimes I think maybe it wouldn't be so bad." She had been a bit lonely lately, and she'd thought about asking for a companion, but she wasn't quite committed to it yet. She chewed on her thumbnail, thoughtful and reflective. "I suppose that's true," she conceded. Take her cards, for example: they held a great deal of power, and they were just drawings on a page.

"I've just been restless, lately," she admitted. "I've been training and working, but other than that, I don't really... do much." It pained her to be vulnerable, and for a moment it felt like pulling teeth, but once the admission was in the air between them, she found that she felt better for it.

Alys