I'll drown eventually so don't save me
A pale eyebrow quirked at that. Maea wasn't sure if any orders of Vi's technically applied to her, since her allegiance by default still lay with another goddess. The idea of killing anything at all for any reason beyond sating her own hunger rankled, and the whole point of this conversation had been about her reluctance to even do that.
"I'll be careful," was her only promise, before the time came to wave Sunjata goodbye.
Maea shifted too, and it was a white tiger that watched the dragon take flight into the glittering sunlight, golden eyes following the shrinking figure long after it disappeared. Only then did she turn and began a slow trek back towards the city; to some place where she might drown herself in work until she forgot all about heartache, and could stand to be in her own company again.
[Fin]
"I'll be careful," was her only promise, before the time came to wave Sunjata goodbye.
Maea shifted too, and it was a white tiger that watched the dragon take flight into the glittering sunlight, golden eyes following the shrinking figure long after it disappeared. Only then did she turn and began a slow trek back towards the city; to some place where she might drown herself in work until she forgot all about heartache, and could stand to be in her own company again.
[Fin]
Maea
