Oh, you say you have to fall apart to really be someone
Quirking an eyebrow in return at Danta's wink, Maea accepted the added agenda with stoic calm. She was happy to help, especially given the nature of the task at hand, and she accepted the sack with an amiable smile.
"That's a lot of stones... I hope it's okay to gather smaller ones?" Though perhaps it was more the symbolism of laying down the border that mattered. "Is that it, then? Or do we need to do something more?"
Shaking her head in polite refusal of the bottle when it was offered back to her, Maea rose to her feet along with the others and shook out the bag. It was an easy enough task to collect the stones, allowing for conversation while they meandered along the lake shore. The bonfire was left to burn out on its own, adding a bouquet of wood smoke to the wind that was quite pleasant.
"You don't need to get a job if you don't want to, " Maea replied fondly to Ophelia. "I just prefer to have something to fill my time with. All the better if it means I can be of use, somehow." Glancing over at Danta, she tilted her head aside with glittering curiosity. "You said before that you wanted to make the Grounds better than the other regions... Do you have a plan on how to do that, that you'd be willing to share?"
"That's a lot of stones... I hope it's okay to gather smaller ones?" Though perhaps it was more the symbolism of laying down the border that mattered. "Is that it, then? Or do we need to do something more?"
Shaking her head in polite refusal of the bottle when it was offered back to her, Maea rose to her feet along with the others and shook out the bag. It was an easy enough task to collect the stones, allowing for conversation while they meandered along the lake shore. The bonfire was left to burn out on its own, adding a bouquet of wood smoke to the wind that was quite pleasant.
"You don't need to get a job if you don't want to, " Maea replied fondly to Ophelia. "I just prefer to have something to fill my time with. All the better if it means I can be of use, somehow." Glancing over at Danta, she tilted her head aside with glittering curiosity. "You said before that you wanted to make the Grounds better than the other regions... Do you have a plan on how to do that, that you'd be willing to share?"
